It was a matter of fact that when I paid all my tax   I held my world in the palm of my hand   And all of my debts were causing me to defect   To a land of bananas and sand      So I ran, yes I ran, yes I ran   To a foreign land   Here I am, here I am   Here I am in a foreign land      I'm so glad we made it I thought we'd never land   I grabbed all my cash and I decided to dash far away   Far away, far away in a foreign land   Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land      Goodbye to all of the rich men's daughters   Goodbye to my debts now I'm way across the water   Far away, far away in a foreign land   Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land      La la la la la la   La la la la la la      Please tell my mother and all my ex-lovers   That I've finally made the grade   Please tell my debtors and the money collectors   That all of my bills will be paid some day   I'm away, I'm away in a foreign land      Goodbye champagne and the caviar set   I wanna slum and drink all of the rum I can get   I'm away, I'm away in a foreign land   Here I am, here I am, here I am in a foreign land      But I'm all out of my jack   And I can't go back   I'm away, far away   Far away in a foreign land      La la la la la la   La la la la la la