Oh, hither and thither and yon Around the world I've gone Searching for true love As so many do Hither and thither and yon From Cairo to far off Calay I traveled on and on Seeking that someone Who's heart wouldn't stray Hither and thither and yon Alas, I wondered Through many a land Too blind was I to see True love was always close at hand As close as you were to me My journey is over It's good to be home Your face, I gaze upon And darling, I wonder Oh, why did I roam Hither and thither and yon (Hither and yon) Hither and thither and yon (Thither and yon) Hither and thither and yon