Utaite Myouri
[Both]
The world is just a great big onion
[Junpei]
And hate and fear are the spices
That make you cry, oh baby
[Both]
And the only way to get rid
Of this great big onion
[Ringo]
Is to plant love seeds
Until it dies
[Junpei]
Hey world
We got a great big job to do
Yeah, we need you
And everybody to pull us through
Oh don’t you know
We got to clean up this place
And reach for a higher goal, yeah
[Ringo]
Yes we do now
We gotta be headstrong
About rightin’ the wrong
And make a lot more happy souls
[Junpei]
Oh baby
[Both]
Oh the world is just a great big onion
[Junpei]
And I don’t care
Is the face people like to wear, oh baby
[Ringo]
Yes it is now
[Both]
And the only way to get rid
Of this great big onion
[Ringo]
Every single soul’s
Got to do their share
[Junpei]
Tell ’em ’bout it, baby, uh huh
So come on
And let’s knock on every door
Tell ’em love is the answer
Whether they’re rich or they’re poor, oh yeah
[Junpei]
Now we don’t care what you do
How you look or your status claim, baby
[Ringo]
No no, because brothers and sisters
From now on
Is gonna be everybody’s name, oh
[Both]
The world is just a great big onion
[Junpei]
And hate and fear are the spices
That make you cry, oh baby
[Ringo]
Yes it is
[Both]
And the only way to get rid
Of this great big onion
[Ringo]
Is to plant love seeds
[Both]
Now everybody
Got to plant love seeds
[Junpei]
Until it dies
[Both]
The world is just a great big onion
Song info: Cover of "The Onion Song" by Marvin Gaye. The guest vocalist, Shiina Junpei, is Ringo's older brother, a soul singer in Japan. He sings Marvin Gaye's part while Ringo sings Tammi Terrell's.
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