Far Away Places Bing Crosby and Margaret Whiting -charted at #2 in 1949 while competing -versions also charted at (#4 Perry Como) and (#14 Dinah Shore) -Words and Music by Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney Far away places with strange-sounding names Far away over the sea Those far away places with the strange-sounding names Are callin', callin' me Goin' to China or maybe Siam I wanna see for myself Those far away places I've been readin' about In a book that I took from the shelf I start getting restless whenever I hear The whistle of a train I pray for the day I can get underway And look for those castles in Spain They call me a dreamer, well, maybe I am But I know that I'm burnin' to see Those far away places with the strange-sounding names Callin', callin' me By Robin Hood