Then from this cold and lonely place the melody unplannednHe was a perfect man, though I know he must gonI can't help my imaginationnnTake me away, I need to go from herenTake me away, up where the coast is always clearnChristmas Day's a crass conventionnAnd I've been a closet casenLet's arrange an intervention and beat it, sweet—escape!nTake me away, I'm feelin' awful lownTake me away somewhere I've always loved to gonI've been lousy at the protest and a pansy at the marchnBut with you I get my throat back and some tenderness of heartnSo baby take me awaynnHey Rudolph!n(Rudolph singing)nTake me away, I want to dance and playnTake me away, far from this nasty Santa sleighnI've been whipped and kicked and driven in this hell above the bluenBut me and Blixen and Vixen are splittin'nAnd besides I'm really a JewnnChristmas time, sailin' past us where we fly they'll not catch us. ooooooh*nnTake me away somewhere there's happinessnTake me away somewhere they'll never, ever guessnOur allegiances may crumblenAnd our comrades bite the dustnGive our grievance one more tumblenBut boy don't miss that busnOooh take me away, darling I long to seenTake me away somewhere we'll never be believednHolidays are trite and tragic and the world and orphan's woenSo let's share a little magicnMy dear let's hit the roadnOh baby, take me awaynnAh, Rudolph, I guess it's just you and me, huh?n(Rudolph speaking) That's okay Nellie, we'll get by!