Faraway places with strange-sounding names Far away over the sea Those far-away places with the strange-sound-ing names Are calling, calling me Goin' to China, or maybe Siam I want to see for myself Those far-away places I've been reading about In a book that I took from the shelf Bridge I start getting restless whenever I hear The whistle of a train I pray for the day I can get underway And look for those castles in Spain They call me a dreamer well, maybe I am But I know that I'm burning to see Those far-away places with the strange-sound-ing names Calling, calling me