Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
[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
Let’s Take a Walk Around the Block was written by E. Y. Harburg & Ira Gershwin & Harold Arlen.
Let’s Take a Walk Around the Block was produced by Norman Granz.