It's a mean old world that we're living in It's full of heartbreak hate and sin But I love each mountain rock and grain of sand Each morsel of the fertile land The oceans rivers creeks and seas The flowers and the weeds and the grass and the trees It's a mean old world but I don't wanna die I want to live as the ages roll by I love the fish that swim and the birds that fly The moon and the sun and the stars in the sky The rain and the snow and the day and the night The red and the yellow and the black and the white [ guitar ] It's a mean old world it it just can't last One of these days there'll be a big big blast Then the rocks and the mountains and fertile land Will all be small as a grain of sand The fish and the birds and the grass will die So will the flowers and so will I It's a mean old world it's a mean old world It's a mean old world it's a mean old world