Up the slopes of Kathmandu
or down in the gutters of Baku
Lost in Piccadilly Square
or off the coast of Saint-Nazaire
This aphorism’s always true:
when you’re in Rome do what the Romans do
From Tokyo to Monaco
or struggling through the Oslo snow
From old Saipan to Kazakhstan
Keep the rules and follow the plan
No matter where you’re travelling through
when you’re in Rome do what the Romans do
Out in San Francisco Bay
or on the road to Mandalay
In Luxembourg or Lichtenstein
or the dusty streets of Palestine
Head for the north from Timbuktu
when you’re in Rome do what the Romans do
In Chile, Mexico or Brazil
or climbing up a Turkish hill
In the rain forests of Malaysia
you know exactly what I’ll say to ya:
If you’re in doubt or you’re in a stew
when you’re in Rome do what the Romans do
On an oil rig north of Aberdeen
a runaway wedding in Gretna Green
riding the plains of the Argentine
and every point that’s in between
There’s just one thing I’ll say to you:
when you’re in Rome do what the Romans do
Steve Wheeler © 4 March, 2021
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