Sam Cooke — Far Away Places

[Verse 1] Far away places with strange sounding names Far away places over the sea Those far away places with the strange sounding names Are calling, calling me Goin' to China, or maybe Siam I wanna see for myself Those far away places I've been reading about In a book that I took from a 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 [Verse 2] They call me a dreamer Well, maybe I am But I know that I'm burning to see Those for away places with the strange sounding names Calling, calling me [Outro] Calling, calling me