I SPENT A LOVELY WEEK IN ZANZIBAR
CLIMBED THE EIFFEL TOWER IN FRANCE
WAS ABOARD THE YORKTOWN WHEN SHE SANK
SWAM WITH SHARKS AND TOOK A CHANCE
I’VE RAFTED DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI
KILLED AND SKINNED A BEAR JUST FOR FUN
WITH A SWORD I FOUGHT A DEADLY DUEL
FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN I’D WON
JUMPED OUT OF A PERFECTLY GOOD AIRPLANE
EATEN KANGAROO WITH ABORIGINES
SPENT A FRIGID DAY ATOP MACH PICHU
FOR YEARS SAILED THE SEVEN SEAS
GOT HOPELESSLY LOST IN DARKEST AFRICA
SCORED AND WON A CLOSELY CONTESTED GAME
RACED THRU THE HEAVENS ABOARD A SPACESHIP
A CIRCUS HAD LIONS AND TIGERS TO TAME
I GOT KILLED AND SCALPED BY A WILD INDIAN
IN A LION’S DEN WAS RIPPED TO SHREDS
I WAS BETRAYED, CAUGHT, HUNG AS A SPY
IN VIET NAM I WAS SHOT AND LEFT FOR DEAD
ALL OF THESE THINGS I CAN SAY I’VE DONE
SAFE AT HOME, RELAXED IN MY EASY CHAIR
WITH OPEN BOOK I’VE EXPLORED THE WORLD
THRU ITS PAGES MY CURIOSITY TAKES ME THERE