Trash man didn't get my trash today, oh why because they want more pay Buses on strike, want a raise in fare, so they can help pollute the air You see but that's what makes the world go round, the up and down the carousel Changing peoples heads around, go underground young man - yeah People make the world go round Yes they do Wall Street losing dough on every share, they're blaming it on longer hair Yes they are Big men smoking in their easy chair, oh smoking fat cigars without a care But that's what makes the world go round, the up and down the carousel Changing peoples heads around, go underground young man - yeah People make the world go round. (piano solo) But that's what makes the world go round, the up and down the carousel Changing peoples heads around, go underground young man - yeah People make the world go round Yes they do People make the world go round Repeat