[written by Johnathan Richman]      well i've already been to Paris, i've already been to Rome   but what did i do but miss my home   oh new england   i went out west to Californ   but i missed the land where i was born   i can't help it      oh new england      i've seen old isreal's arab plains   it's quite magnificent, but so is Maine      oh New England         [Big D added the third verse]      now if you like Camden in North London   we got that spirit here in Allston   now many people ask "where you from?"   with a heartfelt smile i say "from Boston"   oh, New England