Yeah most everybody's doin' too much fightin' And there's not enough singing going on How many people have you ever seen fightin' While they were singin' a song Come on and sing boy sing girl sing me a happy song Come on and sing boy sing girl this old world may not last long Yeah most everybody's mistreatin' one another Just fight a personal game But that wouldn't happen to the sisters and the brothers When they hold back their heads and sing Come on and sing boy sing girl... Yeah now most everybody's doin' too much talking Talking it and just get mad So if all that talking's gonna make you unhappy Why don't just sing and be glad Come on and sing boy sing girl... Yeah this old world may not last long Let me hear ye this old world may not last long Oh this old world may not last long