Do you hear that sound?
That's the sound of people.
And that's what we got a lot of today.
Well, we might as well get
used to them
because peace on earth
means people on earth.
And heaven knows
it's a lot easier to get along with them
than without them.
Oh, see all the people,
they've been down here since birth
Every man and his cousin
by the hundred million dozen
All are trying to show
what they're worth
Oh, see all the people,
they're the finest people on earth
When the Lord put Adam
down here on the ground
He was lonely till his Eva came around
Now if he could only see
his growing family
He'd wonder at the changes that he found
He would see his children
in most every place
He would say,
this surely is a human race
On the earth and underground,
up above they fly around
Till it looks as though
they've used up all the space
Oh, see all the people,
they've been down here since birth
Every man and his cousin
by the hundred million dozen
All are trying to show
what they're worth
Oh, see, all the people,
they're the finest people on earth.
They come tall and short
and they come fat and thin.
They can wear a frown
or fool you with a grin.
By the hundreds they all come,
each a -pounding on his drum.
Then it makes you wonder
where the heck they've been.
But I'm happy living in this big corral
So don't bother me with
all your troubles, pal
You can sell your house and cars
for an acre up in Mars
And a one -way ticket from Canaveral
Oh, see all the people
They've been down here since birth
Every man and his cousin,
five hundred million dozen,
all are trying to show what they're worth.
Oh, see all the people,
they're the finest people.
They're the craziest people.
They're the only people.
Yes, finest people on Earth!