To the tune of “On the Road Again“
Lyrics by Doug Frazier
Song leader Oliver Steck
Can’t stay where I am
We’ve got to travel to jet off somewhere
While we love it here in Austin with our friends
We’ve got the itch to fly away somewhere And then the Amazon
Off to Peru this time
See Nazca lines while watching from the window seat
Then herons, seals and penguins and a pelican
While looking at the Lima fishing fleet
And then the Amazon
Don’t soak your toes in Iquitos – Piranhas bite
And anacondas lurk, but tree sloths don’t
And if you watch they might just move a mite
And then the Andes peaks
Mate de Coca brew, it keeps the world so bright
The Inca knew it helped them to survive
Til Atahualpa lost to Spanish might
But now we’re back again
So welcome home our Bernie and Laraine
Not Pisco, but Bellinis, Andes mints
It’s Mayoff Day, so join in the refrain
Can’t stay where we are
We’ve got to travel to jet off somewhere
While we love it here in Austin with our friends
We’ve got the itch to fly away somewhere