Big World After All
They say it's a small world
but I wonder, how small can it be
with so many people
and so much diversity?
From commuters jam packed in Japan
to wandering shepherds in Afghanistan;
from Malaysian rice farmers flooding their lands
to Berbers herding camels on desert sands:
Billions of people work hard every day,
each in a special way, all over this world.
In an Inuit Igloo made of snow;
in a casa de adobe in Mexico;
in a Hollywood mansion if you can afford it;
on the space station spinning in Low Earth Orbit:
Billions of people keep house every day,
each in a special way, all over this world.
'Cause it's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big, big world. It's a big, big world.
It's a big, big, big, big, beautiful world.
In the synagogues of the Jews;
at the shrines and temples of the Hindus;
from the Southern Baptists in Bible school
to the Whirling Dervishes of Istanbul:
Billions of people worship every day,
each in a special way, all over this world.
Sometimes it feels crowded
on this one little planet we share,
but when we show respect for diversity
we find there's plenty of room: plenty of room to spare!
'Cause it's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big world after all.
It's a big, big world. It's a big, big world.
It's a big, big, big, big, beautiful, big, big, big, big, beautiful,
big, big, big, big, beautiful world.
© 2002 by Monty Harper
About This Song
This
song is available on the Take
Me to Your Library CD.
Monty wrote and performed this song for the opening of the Respect Diversity Symbol Exhibit at the Omniplex in Oklahoma City, May 2002.
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