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The world's full of danger
You do what you can
You feel like a stranger
Like Shaft in Greenland
Travel around and meet all the people
Don't be afraid to touch them lightly
Travel around and meet all the people
Speak to them so politely
Travel around and meet all the people
Work up the nerve to shake their hands
Travel around and meet all the people
See how it feels to be Shaft in Greenland
The world is your oyster
So rake in the clams
And have an adventure
Like Shaft in Greenland
Travel around and see the tundra
Don't be afraid to get out of your car
Travel around and see the tundra
A little bit of Shaft goes real far
Travel around and see the tundra
Dig for dinner in the cold, damp sand
Travel around and see the tundra
See how it feels to be Shaft in Greenland
He was big and bad, so he traveled to Greenland
He was big and bad, so he traveled to the land of the midnight sun
He was big and bad, so he traveled to Greenland
He was big and bad, so he traveled to a land where it always snowed
And nobody got a tan
The world is a ghetto
A rusted tin can
So pack a stiletto
Like Shaft in Greenland
You do what you can
You feel like a stranger
Like Shaft in Greenland
Travel around and meet all the people
Don't be afraid to touch them lightly
Travel around and meet all the people
Speak to them so politely
Travel around and meet all the people
Work up the nerve to shake their hands
Travel around and meet all the people
See how it feels to be Shaft in Greenland
The world is your oyster
So rake in the clams
And have an adventure
Like Shaft in Greenland
Travel around and see the tundra
Don't be afraid to get out of your car
Travel around and see the tundra
A little bit of Shaft goes real far
Travel around and see the tundra
Dig for dinner in the cold, damp sand
Travel around and see the tundra
See how it feels to be Shaft in Greenland
He was big and bad, so he traveled to Greenland
He was big and bad, so he traveled to the land of the midnight sun
He was big and bad, so he traveled to Greenland
He was big and bad, so he traveled to a land where it always snowed
And nobody got a tan
The world is a ghetto
A rusted tin can
So pack a stiletto
Like Shaft in Greenland
Lyrics submitted by nightkite13
Shaft in Greenland Lyrics as written by Dean Sabatino David Schulthise
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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I don't think there are any deep meanings here. I think the guys just thought this was a funny idea and wrote a couple of throwaway verses about the famous black private detective getting out of his comfort zone a chilly ocean away from his NYC stomping grounds. And of course he can handle any situation that may arise 'cause he's Shaft (!) - one badass mother- (shut yo' mouth!).
This song has a rockin' skankin' groove. In classic ska-punk form they go from upbeat on the verses to hard downbeat on the choruses and bridge. The horns add a lot of value and are evocative of the instrumentation of a TV theme song.