Another Cahn/VanHeusen Pearl
Words by Sammy Cahn
A Mickey McBride Arrangement
1st Chorus
IT'S VERY NICE TO GO TRAVELIN'
TO PARIS, LONDON, AND ROME,
IT'S OH, SO NICE TO GO TRAVELIN'
BUT IT'S SO MUCH NICER,
YES, IT'S SO MUCH NICER TO COME HOME!
IT'S VERY NICE TO JUST WANDER
THE CAMEL ROUTE TO IRAQ*,
IT'S OH, SO NICE TO JUST WANDER,
BUT IT'S SO MUCH NICER,
YES, IT'S OH, SO NICE TO WANDER BACK!
THE MAM'SELLES AND FRAULEIN
AND THE SENORITAS ARE SWEET,
BUT THEY CAN'T COMPETE, 'CAUSE THEY JUST DON'T HAVE
WHAT THE MODELS HAVE ON MADISON AVE.
IT'S VERY NICE TO BE FOOTLOOSE
WITH JUST A TOOTHBRUSH AND COMB,
IT'S OH SO NICE TO BE FOOTLOOSE,
BUT YOUR HEART STARTS SINGING
WHEN YOU'RE HOMEWARD WINGING 'CROSS THE FOAM,
AND YOU KNOW YOUR FATE IS
WHERE THE EMPIRE STATE IS,
ALL YOU CONTEMPLATE IS
THE VIEW FROM MISS LIBERTY'S DOME,
IT'S VERY NICE TO GO TRAVELIN',
BUT IT'S OH, SO NICE TO COME HOME!
2nd Chorus
IT'S VERY CHIC TO JUST DROP IN
ON COUSIN CLARENCE IN NOME,
IT'S VERY CHIC TO JUST DROP IN,
BUT THE THRILL OF ALL, IS WHEN YOU CALL
AND NO ONE'S HOME!
THE TOURIST ADS WILL ALL TELL YOU
THAT TRAVEL'S CHEAPER THAN RENT,
THAT'S WHAT THE ADS WILL ALL TELL YOU,
BUT YOU'LL SAVE MORE DOUGH, IF YOU FORGET TO GO,
AND SAY YOU WENT!
YOU WILL FIND THE MAEDCHEN
AND THE GAY MUCHACHAS ARE RARE,
BUT THEY CAN'T COMPARE WITH THE SEXY LINE
THAT PARADES EACH DAY... AT SUNSET AND VINE,
IT'S QUITE THE LIFE TO PLAY GYPSY
AND ROAM AS GYPSIES WILL ROAM,
IT'S QUITE THE LIFE TO PLAY GYPSY,
BUT YOUR HEART STARTS SINGING
WHEN YOU'RE HOMEWARD WINGING 'CROSS THE FOAM,
AND THE HUDSON RIVER...
MAKES YOU START TO QUIVER,
LIKE THE LATEST FLIVER...
THAT SIMPLY IS DRIPPING WITH CHROME,
IT'S VERY NICE TO GO TRAVELIN',
BUT IT'S OH, SO NICE TO COME HOME!
NO MORE CUSTOMS!
BURN THE PASSPORT!
NO MORE PACKING!
AND UNPACKING!
LIGHT THE HOMEFIRES!
GET MY SLIPPERS!
START A PIZZA!
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In 1957, when this song was first written and published, Iraq was a cool place to be.
IT'S NICE TO GO TRAVELIN'
Music by James Van Heusen
Like Lebanon, Iraq was a tourist attraction for wealthy Europeans and Americans.
Ironic, isin't it, how things change and things still stay the same.
Drop me an "E" any time.
Be sure to mention this song title.
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