It's very nice to go trav'lin' to Paris, London, and Rome

It's oh, so nice to go trav'lin'

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 frauleins, 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 singin' when you're homeward wingin' '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 trav'lin', but it's oh, so nice to come home







You will find the *maedchen * and the gay muchachas are rare

But they can't compare with that 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 singin' when you're homeward wingin' 'cross the foam



And the Hudson River makes you start to quiver like the latest

flivver

That's simply drippin' with chrome

It's very nice to go trav'ling but it's oh, so nice to come home



No more Customs

Burn the passport

No more packin'

And unpackin'

Light the home fires

Get my slippers

Make a pizza

NOTE: *maedchen" was confirmed by my pal Walter Vogel in Ge