Intro
D# G# A#sus4 A#, D, A7
Verse 1:
D# G#
Take a pinch of white man, wrap it up in black skin.
A# A#7
Add a touch of blue blood,
D# G# A# G#
And a little bitty bit of Red Indian boy.
Verse 2:
D# D#7
Curly Latin kinkies,
G# G#7
Mixed with yellow Chinkees,
A# A#7
If you lump it all together,
D#
Well, you've got a recipe for a get-along scene;
G# A#
Oh, what a beautiful dream,
A#7
If it could only come true, you know, you know.
Chorus 1:
D# G# A# G#
What we need is a great big melting pot,
D# G# A# G#
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
D# G# A#
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
G# D#
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Interlude:
D# C# Cm A#
Verse 3:
D# G#
Rabbis and the friars, bishops and the gurus,
A# A#7
We got the Beatles, or the Sun God,
Well, it really doesn't matter,
D# G# A# G#
What re-ligion you choose, no, no no, ooh.
Verse 4:
D# D#7
Mick and Lady Faithful,
G# G#7
Or... Mrs. Graceful.
A# A#7
You know that livin' could be tasteful,
D#
We should all get together in a lovin' machine,
G# A#
I better call up the Queen,
A#7
It's only fair that she knows, you know, you know.
Chorus 2:
D# G# A# G#
What we need is a great big melting pot,
D# G# A# G#
Big e-nough to take the world and all it's got.
D# G# A#
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
G# D# A#7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
Chorus 3:
D# G# A# G#
What we need is a great big melting pot,
D# G#
Big e-nough, big enough, big e-nough,
A# G#
To take the world and all it's got.
D# G# A#
Keep it stirring for a hundred years or more,
G# D# A#7
And turn out coffee coloured people by the score.
(Repeat to Fade)
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