Far Away Places

Written By: Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer (1948)

Trivia

• A hit for Bing Crosby in 1948, one of two songs he recorded that year because of a strike

Orchestra Conducted By Glenn Osser

Albums:   

• Cookes Tour
• The One And Only Sam Cooke
• Wonderful World, The Very Best of Sam Cooke 1957-1960

Lyrics

Far away places with strange sounding names
Far away places over the sea
Those far away places with 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

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 for away places with strange sounding names
calling, calling me
calling, calling me