Album Cover The Onion Song

The Onion Song

Marvin Gaye

7

The world is just a great big onion

And pain and fear are the spices that make you cry

(Oh baby) Oh, and the only way to get rid of this great big onionIs to plant love seeds until it dies, uh-huh

Hey world! We got a great big job to do

Yeah, we need you

And everybody who loves through

Oh, Don′t you know we've got to clean up this place

And reach far high and oh yeah (Yes we do now)

We gotta be headstrong about righting the wrong

And make a lot more happy souls oh, ohh (oh baby)

The world is just a great big onion

And I don′t care, it's the face people like to wear (Yes it is now)

And the only way to get rid of this great big onion

Every single soul's got to do their share

Tell ′em bout it, baby! (woo)

So come on, let′s knock on every door (woo)

Tell them love is the answer

Whether they're rich or poor, oh yeah

Now we don′t care what you do

How you look, or your status claim, baby

No, no, because "brothers & sisters" from now on is gonna be everyone's name, oh-oh

The world is just a great big onion

And pain & fear are the spices that make you cry (Yes it is)

And the only way to get rid of this great big onion

Is to plant love seeds

Now everybody got to plant love seeds

Come on and plant love seeds

Until it dies

The world is just a great big onion