Big World After All
from Take Me To Your Library by Monty Harper
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lyrics
They say it's a small world
but I wonder, how small can it be
with so many people
and so much diversity?
From commuters jam packed in Japan
to wandering shepherds in Afghanistan;
from Malaysian rice farmers flooding their lands
to Berbers herding camels on desert sands:
Billions of people work hard every day,
each in a special way, all over this world.
In an Inuit Igloo made of snow;
in a casa de adobe in Mexico;
in a Hollywood mansion if you can afford it;
on the space station spinning in Low Earth Orbit:
Billions of people keep house every day,
each in a special way, all over this world.
'Cause it's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big, big world. It's a big, big world.
It's a big, big, big, big, beautiful world.
In the synagogues of the Jews;
at the shrines and temples of the Hindus;
from the Southern Baptists in Bible school
to the Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul:
Billions of people worship every day,
each in a special way, all over this world.
Sometimes it feels crowded
on this one little planet we share,
but when we show respect for diversity
we find there's plenty of room: plenty of room to spare!
'Cause it's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big, big world. It's a big, big world.
It's a big, big, big, big, beautiful, big, big, big, big, beautiful,
big, big, big, big, beautiful world.
but I wonder, how small can it be
with so many people
and so much diversity?
From commuters jam packed in Japan
to wandering shepherds in Afghanistan;
from Malaysian rice farmers flooding their lands
to Berbers herding camels on desert sands:
Billions of people work hard every day,
each in a special way, all over this world.
In an Inuit Igloo made of snow;
in a casa de adobe in Mexico;
in a Hollywood mansion if you can afford it;
on the space station spinning in Low Earth Orbit:
Billions of people keep house every day,
each in a special way, all over this world.
'Cause it's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big, big world. It's a big, big world.
It's a big, big, big, big, beautiful world.
In the synagogues of the Jews;
at the shrines and temples of the Hindus;
from the Southern Baptists in Bible school
to the Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul:
Billions of people worship every day,
each in a special way, all over this world.
Sometimes it feels crowded
on this one little planet we share,
but when we show respect for diversity
we find there's plenty of room: plenty of room to spare!
'Cause it's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big, big world. It's a big, big world.
It's a big, big, big, big, beautiful, big, big, big, big, beautiful,
big, big, big, big, beautiful world.
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from Take Me To Your Library,
released January 1, 2003
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Monty Harper Stillwater, Oklahoma
Monty Harper is a children's musician in Stillwater, OK. He performs for elementary schools and libraries, helps kids write their own songs in workshops and residencies, does informal science education, and writes songs for clients.
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Nov 2011
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