America?
I'd like to visit the Promised Land
Where everything is Very Grand.
They have the Best of Everything
And all the Good that Science can bring.
They are the World's Premier Power
And have 1 murder, 10 muggings, 5 burglaries, every hour
I like to think that I could be
One of the millions who daily see
The Tallest Buildings, Longest Bars
And miles of Glittering Motor Cars.
They are the world's Premier Might
And have 8 murders, 80 muggings, 40 burglaries, every night.
I like to think I would go there
If only I could raise the fare.
The only drawback I can see
Is there are too many people there, for me;
On second thoughts, I'd rather stay
They have 16 murders, 160 muggings, 80 burglaries, every day.
And so you see, I am still here,
Nor think I've sold adventure dear.
I have dismissed it from my mind
Preferring life of a quieter kind.
In Cambridge there's the peace I seek
They have but 4500 bicycles stolen, every week.