Rodgers & Hart
Dear Old Syracuse
[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
This is a terrible city
The people are cattle and swine
There isn't a girl I'd call pretty
Nor a friend that I'd call mine
And the only decent place on earth
Is the town
That
Gave
Me
Birth!

[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
You can keep your Athens
You can keep your Rome
I'm a hometown fellow
And I pine for home
I wanna go back
[DROMIO]
(Shhh)

[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
Go back
[DROMIO]
(Shhh)
[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
To dear old Syracuse
[DROMIO]
(Shhhhhhh)

[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
Though I've worn out sandals
And my funds are low
There's a light that's burning in the patio
I wanna go back
[DROMIO]
(Shhh)

[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
Go back
[DROMIO]
(Shhh)

[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
To dear old Syracuse
[DROMIO]
(Shhhhhhh)

[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
It is no metropolis
It has no big Acropolis
And yet there is a quorum
Of cuties
In the
Forum!
Though the boys wear tunics that are out of style
They will always greet me with a friendly smile
I wanna go back, go back
To dear old Syracuse!
[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
I do not agree with this despotic cusp
I was never meant to be a hearty cuss
I wanna go back
[DROMIO]
(Shhh)

[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
Go back
[DROMIO]
(Shhh)

[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
To dear old Syracuse
[DROMIO]
(Shhhhhhh)

[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
When a man is lonely it's good to know
There's a red light burning on that patio
I wanna go back, go back
To dear old Syracuse!

[ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE]
Wives don't want divorces there
The men are strong as horses there
And should a man philander
The goose for-
-gives the
Gander!
When the search for love becomes a mania
You can take the night boat to Albania
I wanna go back, go back
To dear old Syracuse!