Released: August 4, 1972
Songwriter: Linda Creed Thom Bell
Producer: Hal Davis
[Intro]
People
(Round and round and around)
People make the world go around
(Round and round and around)
[Verse 1]
Teachers on strike, no more school today
They want more money but the board won't pay
People
Everybody is talking about ecology
The air is so polluted that it is hard to breathe
People
[Chorus]
But that is what makes the world go round
The ups and downs a carousel
Changing people’s heads around
Go underground young men
People make the world go round
[Verse 2]
Old folks judge you by the clothes you wear
They swear you're a hippy if you have long hair
Young politicians fight for poverty
While people still cry for equality
[Chorus] [x2]
People
(Round and round and around)
People make the world go around
(Round and round and around)
[Verse 1]
Teachers on strike, no more school today
They want more money but the board won't pay
People
Everybody is talking about ecology
The air is so polluted that it is hard to breathe
People
[Chorus]
But that is what makes the world go round
The ups and downs a carousel
Changing people’s heads around
Go underground young men
People make the world go round
[Verse 2]
Old folks judge you by the clothes you wear
They swear you're a hippy if you have long hair
Young politicians fight for poverty
While people still cry for equality
[Chorus] [x2]
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