The Boys From Syracuse movie - Dear old Syracuse lyrics

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VERSE<br>

This is a terrible city.<br>

The people are cattle and swine.<br>

There isn't a girl I'd call pretty<br>

Or a friend that I'd call mine.<br>

And the only decent place on earth<br>

Is the town that gave me birth.<br>

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REFRAIN 1<br>

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You can keep your Athens,<br>

You can keep your Rome,<br>

I'm a hometown fellow<br>

And I pine for home,<br>

I wanna go back, go back<br>

To dear old Syracuse.<br>

Though I've worn out sandals<br>

And my funds are low,<br>

There's a light that's burning in the patio,<br>

I wanna go back, go back<br>

To dear old Syracuse.<br>

It is no metropolis,<br>

It has no big Acropolis,<br>

And yet there is a quorum<br>

Of cuties in the forum.<br>

Though the boys wear tunics that are out of style<br>

They will always greet me with a friendly smile.<br>

I wanna go back, go back<br>

To dear old Syracuse.<br>

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REFRAIN 2<br>

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Both the Nile and Danube<br>

Are a silly bore.<br>

I've a hometown river<br>

That assaults my door.<br>

I wanna go back, go back<br>

To dear old Syracuse.<br>

When a man is lonely<br>

It is good to know<br>

There's a red light burning in the patio.<br>

I wanna go back, go back<br>

To dear old Syracuse.<br>

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Wives don't want divorces there,<br>

The men are strong as horses there,<br>

And should a man philander,<br>

The goose forgives the gander.<br>

When the search for love becomes a mania,<br>

You can take the night boat to Albania.<br>

I wanna go back, go back<br>

To dear old Syracuse.<br>

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