A popular song from 1925. Words by Mort Dixon. Music by Ray Henderson.
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Lyrics
I could tell you a tale
Of ships that sunk and trains that left the rail
I could sing you a song
Of lips I kiss’d where nights are dark and long
I’ve been in ev’ry territory
Listen my children to my story
Chorus
Oh a thousand miles I travel’d
And thousands sights I saw
But there ain’t no sight like a moonlight
On the Bam Bam Bamy shore
Oh a thousand gals I met with
That I never met before
But the gals I’ll get is the gal I met
On the Bam Bam Bamy shore
I’ve been in big towns jazzin’ around
I’ve been in small towns knockin’ ‘em down
Oh a thousand miles I travel’d
And I ain’t so young no more
But I won’t sit pat till I hang my hat
On the Bam Bam Bamy Shore
Chorus
Oh a thousand miles I travel’d
And a thousand shows I saw
But there ain’t no bill like the vaudeville
On the Bam Bam Bamy shore
Oh a thousand jokes I laughed at
But the ones that make me roar
Are the jokes they crack from the Almanac
On the Bam Bam Bamy shore
No saxophoners play half as mean
As Uncle Jonah’s old acordeen
Oh a thousand cars I rode in
But I won’t ride in no more
After I arriv in the old tin fliv
On the Bam Bam Bamy Shore