In America you'll get food to eat   Won't have to run through the jungle   And scuff up your feet   You'll just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day   It's great to be an American      Ain't no lions or tigers-ain't no mamba snake   Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake   Ev'rybody is as happy as a man can be   Climb aboard, little wog-sail away with me      Sail away-sail away   We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay   Sail away-sail away   We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay      In America every man is free   To take care of his home and his family   You'll be as happy as a monkey in a monkey tree   You're all gonna be an American      Sail away-sail away   We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay   Sail away-sail away   We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay