Joe Jackson It`s A Big World Lyrics

It`s A Big World Lyrics

words and music by Joe Jackson)



Looking over Hong Kong harbour

Throw a shrimp in yellow wine

Eat it when it ceases moving

Just before is fine too



There's an ancient Chinese saying

Always seems to slip my mind

Does it really die with honour

Does it really matter



It's a big world

It's a big world - so much to see



Sitting on a beach in Bali

Tried to reach and grab a cloud

Looked so much like cotton candy

And I'm feeling god-like



Could it be just what I'm eating

Only mushrooms after all

And with juice of avocado

I should live forever



It's a big world

It's a big world - so much to do



Sitting on the floor in Kyoto

Marvel at the latest catch

Eat it soon as you are able

Quick before they cook it



There's an eyeball staring at me

And I know I've met my match

Do I eat or am I eaten

It's a new adventure



It's a big world - so much to do

It's a big world - so much to see



From the Leningradsky Prospekt

On the road to Mandalay

There's a new intoxication

Hits you just as you're leaving





Café sur les Champs-Elysées

Baklava in Istanbul

Smoke a pipe in Casablanca

Question all you believe in



It's a big world - so much to see

It's a big world - so much to do

And plenty of room for me and you 



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