[Intro]
I never traveled further North than old Van Cortlandt Park
And never further South than the aquarium
I've seen the charm of Jersey City, but first let me remark
I saw it from the Empire State solarium
But we've been putting nickels in the postal savings bank
And when those nickels pile up, we can toddle off in swank
And I don't mean an ordinary Cook's tour
I mean a cabin de-luxe tour

[Verse 1]
Someday we'll go places, new lands and new faces
The day we quit punching the clock
The future looks pleasant, but at present
Let's take a walk around the block

[Verse 2]
You're just the companion I want at Grand Canyon
For throwing old blades down the rock
The money we have'll go for travel
Meantime, let's walk around the block

[Bridge]
Gangway, we'll begin
When our ship comes in
I'll sit on your lap
All over the map
[Verse 3]
To London in May-time, to Venice in playtime
To Paris in time for a frock
To Boston in bean time, darling, meantime
Let's take a walk around the block

[Verse 4]
In winter at Christmas, we'll visit the isthmus
And see how they lock up a loch
And then in Caracas, on a jackass
We'll take a ride around the block

[Verse 5]
We'll keep to our promise to visit St. Thomas
And then at Jamaica we'll dock
The prospect is thrilling, still I'm willing
Just now to talk around the block

[Bridge]
Onward to Cathay
Then to Mandalay
Boom, on to Bangkok
P'r'aps Vladivostok

[Verse 6]
We'll send the folks cables, accumulate labels
Buy souvenirs 'til we're in hock
But since we are flat in old Manhattan
Let's take a walk around the block