D G
You know this language that we speak
A7 D
Is part German, part Latin and part Greek
G
With some Celtic and Arabic and Scandanavian all in the heap
A7 D
Well amended by the people in the streets
G D A7 D
Choctaw gave us the word 'okay'; vamoose is a word from Mexico way
G D A7 D
And all of this is a hint, I suspect, of what comes next
[Chorus]
G A
I think that this whole world
D A7 D
Soon, mama, my whole wide world
G A
Soon, mama, my whole world
D A7 D
Soon gonna be get mixed up
[Verse 2]
D G
I like Polish sausage, I like Spanish rice
A7 D
Pizza pie is also nice
G
Corn and beans from the Indians here
A7 D
Washed down by some German beer
G D A7 D
Marco Polo travelled by camel and pony, brought to Italy the first macaroni
G D A7 D
And you and I, as well as we're able, put it all on the table
[Chorus]
G A
I think that this whole world
D A7 D
Soon, mama, my whole wide world
G A
Soon, mama, my whole world
D A7 D
Soon gonna be get mixed up
[Verse 3]
G
There were no redheaded Irishmen
A7 D
Before the vikings landed in Ireland
G
How many Romans had dark curly hair
A7 D
Before they brought slaves from Africa?
G D A7 D
No race on Earth is completely pure, nor is anyone's mind and that's for sure
G D A7 D
The winds mix the dust of every land, and so will man
[Chorus]
G A
I think that this whole world
D A7 D
Soon, mama, my whole wide world
G A
Soon, mama, my whole world
D A7 D
Soon gonna be get mixed up
[Verse 4]
G
Oh this doesn't mean we will all be the same
A7 D
We'll have different faces and different names
G
Long live many different kinds of races
A7 D
And difference of opinion, that makes horse races
G D A7 D
Just remember the rule about rules, brother; what's right with one is wrong with another
G D A7 D
And take a tip from la belle France: vive la difference
[Chorus]
G A
I think that this whole world
D A7 D
Soon, mama, my whole wide world
G A
Soon, mama, my whole world
D A7 D
Soon gonna be get mixed up
[Outro]
G A
I think that this whole world
D A7 D
Soon, mama, my whole wide world
G A
Soon, mama, my whole world
D A7 D
Soon gonna be get mixed up
