All Mixed Up

Peter, Paul and Mary

1. You know this language that we speak, 
   Is part german , latin and part greek
   Celtic and arabic all in a heap, 
   Well amended by the people in the street
   The Choctaw gave us the word "okay"; 
   "vamose" is a word from Mexico way. 
   And all of this is a hint I suspect of what comes next. 
   
R: I think that this whole world
   Soon mama my whole wide world
   Soon mama my whole world
   Soon gonna be get mixed up.
   Soon mama my whole world
   Soon mama my whole wide world
   Soon mama my whole world
   Soon gonna be get mixed up. 
   
2. I like Polish sausage, I like Spanish rice, 
   And pizza pie is also nice
   Corn and beans from the Indians here 
   Washed down by German beer
   Marco Polo traveled by camel and pony, 
   He brought to Italy, the first macaroni
   And you and I as well we're able, 
   We put it all on the table 
R:
   
3. There were no red-headed Irishmen 
   Before the Vikings landed in Ireland
   How many Romans had dark curly hair 
   Before they brought slaves from Africa?
   No race of man is completely pure, 
   Nor is anyone's mind, that's for sure
   The winds mix the dust of every land, 
   And so will woman and man. 
R: 
   
4. This doesn't mean we will all be the same,
   We'll have different faces and different names
   Long live many different kinds of races
   It's a difference of opinion that makes horse races
   Just remember the rule about rules, brother
   What could be right for one could be wrong for the other
   And take a tip from La Belle France: "Viva la difference!" 
R: