Writer(s): Cahn/van Heusen
It`s very nice to go trav`ling
To Paris London and Rome
It`s oh so nice to go trav`ling
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 your homeward wingin` across 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`ling
But it`s oh so nice to come home
You will find the maiden 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 Gipsies will roam
It`s quite the life to play gypsy
But your heart starts singin` when your homeward wingin` across the foam
And the Hudson River
Makes you start to quiver
Like the latest flivver
That`s simply dripin` with crome
It`s very nice to go trav`ling
But it`s oh so nice to come home