You can step on board a jumbo jet, you'll be there in a few short hours.
You're assured a friendly welcome, a smiling face, a bunch of flowers.
Don't worry about the soldiers with their machine guns everywhere,
It's for your own security the SLORC has placed them there.
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit for the perfect holiday,
Operation Visit Myanmar's been organised that way.
You can take a train first-class from Rangoon up to Mandalay,
There's no better service anywhere than the Myanmar railway,
It was built for your convenience by a hundred thousand slaves,
Please whisper as you travel so you don't disturb their graves.
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit...
You're guaranteed accommodation luxurious in every way,
The "volunteers" who built it gave their labour without pay,
And the boy who takes your baggage will do anything you please,
The generals own the hotels and they understand your needs.
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit...
If you step outside your tour bus, be sure your walk is brisk.
Don't stop and talk to any one or you'll put their life at risk.
You must take in the man-made lakes, they're a wondrous sight, it's said,
If you visit them at sunset, the waters turn blood red.
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit...
You can step back on your jumbo jet, you'll be home before you know,
With your souvenirs and your duty frees and your holiday videos.
Check your Visa statement carefully, it lists everything you bought,
You might think you got good value - but it cost more than you thought.
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit...
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit...
You're assured a friendly welcome, a smiling face, a bunch of flowers.
Don't worry about the soldiers with their machine guns everywhere,
It's for your own security the SLORC has placed them there.
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit for the perfect holiday,
Operation Visit Myanmar's been organised that way.
You can take a train first-class from Rangoon up to Mandalay,
There's no better service anywhere than the Myanmar railway,
It was built for your convenience by a hundred thousand slaves,
Please whisper as you travel so you don't disturb their graves.
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit...
You're guaranteed accommodation luxurious in every way,
The "volunteers" who built it gave their labour without pay,
And the boy who takes your baggage will do anything you please,
The generals own the hotels and they understand your needs.
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit...
If you step outside your tour bus, be sure your walk is brisk.
Don't stop and talk to any one or you'll put their life at risk.
You must take in the man-made lakes, they're a wondrous sight, it's said,
If you visit them at sunset, the waters turn blood red.
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit...
You can step back on your jumbo jet, you'll be home before you know,
With your souvenirs and your duty frees and your holiday videos.
Check your Visa statement carefully, it lists everything you bought,
You might think you got good value - but it cost more than you thought.
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit...
Yes, it's the perfect place to visit...
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