Lets Take a Walk Around The Block — текст песни (Ella Fitzgerald)

I never traveled further north than old van courtland park

And never further south than the aquarium

Ive seen the charm of jersey city, but first let me remark

I saw it from the empire state solarium



But weve been putting nickels in the postal savings bank

And when those nickels pile up, we can toddle off in swank

And I dont mean an ordinary cooks tour

I mean a cabin de-luxe tour



Someday well go places

New lands and new faces

The day we quit punching the clock

The future looks pleasant,

But at present

Lets take a walk around the block.



Youre just the companion

I want at grand canyon

For throwing old blades down the rock

The money we have`ll go for travel

Meantime, lets walk around the block.



Gangway, well begin

When our, ship comes in

Ill sit on your lap

All over the map



To london in may time

To venice in play time

To paris in time for a frock

To boston in bean time

Darling, meantime

Lets take a walk around the block.



(bridge)



In winter at christmas,

Well visit the isthmus

And see how they lock up a lock

And then in caracas, on a jackass,

Well take a ride around the block.



Well keep to our promise,

To visit st. thomas

And then at jamaica well dock

The prospect is thrilling,

Still I am willing,

Just now to walk around the block.



Onward, to cathay

Then to mandalay

Boom on to bangkok

Praps vladivostok



Well send the folks cables

Accumulate labels

Buy souvenirs till were in hock

But since we are flat in old manhattan

Lets take a walk around the block.