See them at the airport with their cases in their hand Got a ten day package in another land They're the jet age gypsies with a super-sonic sound They're the portable people, and they take themselves around Portable people, flyin' in the air Portable people, goin' everywhere Por... ta... ble - Peo... ple! See them at the window with a panoramic view It's the only time they've noticed that the sky is colored blue One will have a cloak and a pair of wooden clogs He liked the avocado, but he didn't like the vase Portable people, flyin' in the air Portable people, goin' everywhere Por... ta... ble - Peo... ple!