From the musical “Mr. President”, 1962
Words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Oh, what a trip,
What a wonderful trip,
And to think that I was worried
At the start of the trip
I must confess that I was filled with doubt,
But there was really nothing to worry about
Chorus
They love me, they love me,
I’m welcome everywhere with open arms
They love me, they love me,
I never knew I had so many charms
In Pakistan they took me sailing on a lovely lake,
In India they let me see a mongoose kill a snake,
Because they love me, they love me
And they want me to come back again
Chorus
They love me, they love me,
In Tokyo they think that I’m a dream
They claimed me and named me,
“America’s Ambassador Supreme”
They always have a banquet on the day that I arrive,
In Borneo they made me eat an octopus alive
Because they love me, they love me
And they want me to come back again
Chorus
They love me, they love me,
With every place I visit it’s the same
They meet me and greet me,
With every kind of present you could name
A chieftain in New Guinea
With his forehead painted red
Presented me with a poison arrow
And a shrunken head
Because they love me, they love me
And they want me to come back again
Chorus
They love me, they love me,
I smile when they present me with the key
In Thailand, ’twas my land,
I spent a happy day from two to three
The day I left Arabia, my seat was full of bumps,
They made me ride a camel
Where I sat between the humps
Because they love me, they love me
And they want me to come back again