Dear Old Syracuse
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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
You can keep your Athens
You can keep your Rome
I'm a hometown fella
And I pine for home
I wanna go back, go back
To dear old 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, go back
To dear old 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
Both the Nile and Danube are a silly bore
I've a hometown river that assaults my door
I wanna go back, go back
To dear old Syracuse
When a man is lonely it is good to know
There's a red light burning in the patio
I wanna go back, go back
To dear old Syracuse
Wives don't want divorces there
The men are strong as horses there
And should a man philander
The goose forgives 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
I wanna go back, go back
To dear old Syracuse