Faraway places With strange soundin' names Faraway over the sea Those faraway places With the strange soundin' names Are callin', callin' me Goin' to China Or maybe Siam I want to see for myself Those faraway places I've been readin' 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 burnin' to see Those faraway places With the strange soundin' names Callin', callin' me