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The Onion Song (1995)
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Marvin Gaye
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[Both:] The world is just a great big onion
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[MG:] & pain & fear are the spices that make you cry
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[Both:] Oh, & the only way to get rid of this great big onion
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[VS:] Is to plant love seeds until it dies, uh huh
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[MG:] Hey world! We got a great big job to do
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Yeah, we need you
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& everybody who loves truth
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Don't you know we've got to clean up this place
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& reach far high & oh yeah
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[VS:] Yes we do
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We gotta be headstrong about rightin' the wrong
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& make a mountain of happy souls, oh; [MG:] Oh
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[Both:] The world is just a great big onion
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[MG:] & I don't care, it's the face people like to wear
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[VS:] Yes it is now
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[Both:] & the only way to get rid of this great big onion
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[VS:] Every one single soul's got to do their share
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[MG:] Tell about it, baby!
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[MG:] So come on, let's knock on every door
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Tell them love is the answer
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Whether they're rich or poor, oh yeah
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For we don't care what you do
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How you look, or your status claim, baby
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[VS:] No no, because brothers & sisters
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From now on, is gonna be everyone's name, oh oh
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[Both:] The world is just a great big onion
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[MG:] & pain & fear are the spices that make you cry
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[VS:] Yes it is
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[Both:] & the only way to get rid of this great big onion
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[VS:] Is to plant love seeds
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[MG:] Now everybody, got to plant love seeds
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[VS:] Come on & plant love seeds
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[MG:] Until it dies
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[Both:] The world is just a great big onion
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