SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD THERE IS A FATHER
AND A MOTHER AND THE FATHER IS A SON WHO HAS A MOTHER
THE MOTHER HAS A DAUGHTER WHO GETS MARRIED TO THE BROTHER
OF THE MOTHER AND THEY ALL JUST TRYING TO MULTIPLY WITH ONE ANOTHER
'CAUSE THAT'S JUST THE WAY OF THE WORLD
IT NEVER ENDS TILL THE END, THEN YOU START AGAIN
THAT'S JUST THE WAY OF THE WORLD
THAT'S JUST THE WAY OF THE WORLD
SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD, THEY THINK THEY'RE WORKING FOR THEMSELVES
BUT THEY GET UP EVERY DAY TO GO TO WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE
AND SOMEBODY WORKS FOR THEM AND SO THEY THINK THEY GOT IT MADE
BUT THEY'RE ALL JUST WORKING TO GET PAID THE VERY SAME
AND SO THEY KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
THEY GONNA KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
AND SO THEY KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
THEY GONNA KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD YOU GOT A ROBBER AND A BANK
AND THE BANK ROBBED THE PEOPLE SO THE PEOPLE ROB THE BANK
AND THE POLICE CAME TO GET HIM BUT THEY LET HIM GET AWAY
'CAUSE THEY'RE ALL JUST WORKING TO GET PAID THE VERY SAME
'CAUSE THAT'S JUST THE WAY OF THE WORLD
IT NEVER ENDS TILL THE END, THEN YOU START AGAIN
THAT'S JUST THE WAY OF THE WORLD
THAT'S JUST THE WAY OF THE WORLD
AND SO THEY KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
THEY GONNA KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
AND SO THEY KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
THEY GONNA KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU HEAR
LET IT GO THROUGH YOUR LEFT AND RIGHT EAR
DON'T JUST MARCH TO THE BEAT OF THAT DRUM
DON'T BE ONE OF THEM PEOPLE JUST TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
'CAUSE THAT'S JUST THE WAY OF THE WORLD
IT NEVER ENDS TILL THE END AND THEN YOU START AGAIN
THAT'S JUST THE WAY OF THE WORLD
THAT'S JUST THE WAY OF THE WORLD
AND SO THEY KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
THEY GONNA KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
AND SO THEY KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
THEY GONNA KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS
SKIDLEDEEE DEEE DAT, DAT-DAT, DA-DUM, DUM, DUM, DUM
AND SO THEY KEEP ON TWIDDLING THEM THUMBS