Colabah child, she's born of strife,
beggar on the streets of Bombay
Angelic smile with a broken life
"Buy me food, please sir." she say.
All the tears in all the oceans
won't wash away the shame and grief I felt.
I just spent a hundred rupees
to buy myself a coloured belt.
Small child took me by the hand,
led me to a crowded restaurant.
Ordered coca-cola,
Masala dohsa all she seems to want.
Told me of her mother, father.
Killed in bus crash, 1995.
I just sat there sipping coffee,
holding back the tears inside...
Chorus: Round and round and round the world,
I can't begin to tell you what I've seen.
Beggars eat from garbage cans,
while rich men ride in limousines.
Sweet child,
tell us where it is we're going.
Bitter ride upon this globe,
I see hunger growing
round the world.
Village school in Maharashtra,
a hundred smiling faces stare at me.
I sing a song of ancient forest,
they answer with a prayer in Hindi.
Feed me full of rice and magic,
chapati love until I'm fit to burst.
Eighteen thousand miles I've traveled,
this is the greatest joy I've seen on Earth...
repeat Chorus:
Neil Pike - 12 string guitar & Vocals
Luke Hopkins - Fretless bass
Shane Thompson - Drums
Pete Pix - Electric Bazouki & Vocals
Romany Pike - 6-string Guitar
Obie Hopkins - Darambukah
Kerry Aldritch - Violin
Recorded at Bush Traks Recording Studio, Nimbin
Engineared by Dave Highet
