Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me Lyrics

Frank Sinatra Lyrics

"Come Fly With Me"

Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away
If you can use some exotic booze
There's a bar in far Bombay
Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away

Come fly with me, let's float down to Peru
In llama land there's a one-man band
And he'll toot his flute for you
Come fly with me, let's take off in the blue

Once I get you up there where the air is rarefied
We'll just glide, starry-eyed
Once I get you up there I'll be holding you so near
You may hear angels cheer 'cause we're together

Weather-wise it's such a lovely day
Just say the words and we'll beat the birds
Down to Acapulco Bay
It's perfect for a flying honeymoon, they say
Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away

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Once I get you up there where the air is rarefied
We'll just glide, starry-eyed
Once I get you up there I'll be holding you so near
You may hear angels cheer 'cause we're together

Weather-wise it's such a lovely day
You just say the words and we'll beat the birds
Down to Acapulco Bay
It's perfect for a flying honeymoon, they say
Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly
Pack up, let's fly away!!

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Writer(s): Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen

Van Heusen, one of the co-writers of this song, liked to fly and even worked part-time as a test pilot during World War II.

Count Basie and Dean Martin also recorded this track.

Charles Pignone, Vice President of Frank Sinatra Enterprises, said about this song in an interview with songfacts.com, "They wrote 'Come Fly With Me' with him in mind. And I think that epitomized that decade and the good life and having a good time. America was just picking up the pieces from World War II, and the decade before that they were in a war, and things were changing in America. That song caught on and that was one of his most popular albums."

Frankie Avalon performed the song in the 1963 film "Come Fly with Me".

This song was featured in the films "Raging Bull" (1980) with Robert De Niro and "Catch Me If You Can" (2002) with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.