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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 a mother
And they all just tryna multiply with one another
'Cause that's just the way of the world
It never ends 'til 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
They get up every day to go to work for someone else
And somebody works for them and so they think they've got it made
But they're all just working to get paid the very same
And so they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
And so they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (Skiddly-dee-da-dum)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
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 workin' to get paid the very same
'Cause that's just the way of the world
It never ends 'til 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 twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (Skiddly-dee-da-dum)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
And so they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (Skiddly-dee-da-dum)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
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 twiddlin' them thumbs
'Cause that's just the way of the world
It never ends 'til 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 twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (Skiddly-dee-da-dum)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
And so they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (Skiddly-dee-da-dum)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs (Oh, la)
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
(Skiddly-dee-da-da-da, da-dum-dum-dum-dum)
And so they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs (They keep on, keep on)
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (They keep on, keep on)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
'Cause that's just the way of the world
And the father is a son who has a mother
The mother has a daughter who gets married to the brother of a mother
And they all just tryna multiply with one another
It never ends 'til the end, then you start again
That's just the way of the world
That's just the way of the world
They get up every day to go to work for someone else
And somebody works for them and so they think they've got it made
But they're all just working to get paid the very same
Skiddly-dee-da-dum
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
And so they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (Skiddly-dee-da-dum)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
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 workin' to get paid the very same
It never ends 'til the end, then you start again
That's just the way of the world
That's just the way of the world
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (Skiddly-dee-da-dum)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
And so they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (Skiddly-dee-da-dum)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
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 twiddlin' them thumbs
It never ends 'til the end, and then you start again
That's just the way of the world
That's just the way of the world
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (Skiddly-dee-da-dum)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
And so they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (Skiddly-dee-da-dum)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs (Oh, la)
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
(Skiddly-dee-da-da-da, da-dum-dum-dum-dum)
Skiddly-dee-da-dum (They keep on, keep on)
They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs
Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum
'Cause that's just the way of the world
Song Info
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Jan 09, 2019
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I'm going to be doing this in a similar format to a genius interview but I didn't write the song, so take it with a grain of salt.
"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 a mother And they all just tryna multiply with one another"
This likely represents how tendencies pass through families and generations
"'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"
We are in an endless cycle and even if it ends it may start again
"Somewhere in the world, they think they're working for themselves They get up everyday 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"
This talks about the desire for power and everyone thinks they have it if they have money or a good job, but that's not what defines us at all
"And so, they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs Skiddly-dee-da-dum They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum And so, they keep on twiddlin' them thumbs Skiddly-dee-da-dum (skiddly-dee-da-dum) They gonna keep on twiddlin' them thumbs Skiddly-dee-da-dum-dum"
People just continue to do what's expected without questioning it
"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 workin' to get paid the very same"
It sees like this police officer is having an identity crisis because they are actually starting to question why they do what they do
"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"
This is a reminder that you don't have to be what other people want you to be.
This is a catchy song with an amazing message, I highly recommend it.