Hello, Old Friend

Paris's rooftops were lovely to see Switzerland's vertical landscape crossed my mind's eye just now Canada's shoreline has been calling out to me But it's been too long a time Since last I crossed that vast Nantucket sound Hello old friend, welcome me home again Well, I've been away but that's all over now now Say I can stay for October, now Stay a while and play Little dog David, I must look like a fool I should've remembered you'd be forgetting my smell, well Give me a week or two so recapture my cool I've got stories to tell About how I snatched the devil's catch and outran the hounds of hell Hello old friend, welcome me home again Well, I've been away but that's all over now now Say I can stay for October, now Stay a while and see Hello old friend, welcome me home again I know I've been away but that's all over now now Isn't it nice to be home again? Over here it's clear Hello friend