Rodgers & Hart — Dear Old Syracuse

[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] This is a terrible city The people are cattle and swine There isn't a girl I'd call pretty Nor a friend that I'd call mine And the only decent place on earth Is the town That Gave Me Birth! [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] You can keep your Athens You can keep your Rome I'm a hometown fellow And I pine for home I wanna go back [DROMIO] (Shhh) [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] Go back [DROMIO] (Shhh) [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] To dear old Syracuse [DROMIO] (Shhhhhhh) [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] Though I've worn out sandals And my funds are low There's a light that's burning in the patio I wanna go back [DROMIO] (Shhh) [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] Go back [DROMIO] (Shhh) [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] To dear old Syracuse [DROMIO] (Shhhhhhh) [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] It is no metropolis It has no big Acropolis And yet there is a quorum Of cuties In the Forum! Though the boys wear tunics that are out of style They will always greet me with a friendly smile I wanna go back, go back To dear old Syracuse! [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] I do not agree with this despotic cusp I was never meant to be a hearty cuss I wanna go back [DROMIO] (Shhh) [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] Go back [DROMIO] (Shhh) [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] To dear old Syracuse [DROMIO] (Shhhhhhh) [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] When a man is lonely it's good to know There's a red light burning on that patio I wanna go back, go back To dear old Syracuse! [ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE] Wives don't want divorces there The men are strong as horses there And should a man philander The goose for- -gives the Gander! When the search for love becomes a mania You can take the night boat to Albania I wanna go back, go back To dear old Syracuse!