| My, my, my it’s a beautiful world | 
| I like swimming in the sea | 
| I like to go out beyond the white breakers | 
| Where a man can still be free (or a woman if you are one) | 
| I like swimming in the sea | 
| My, my, my it’s a beautiful world | 
| I like drinking Irish tea | 
| With a little bit of Lapsang Souchong | 
| I like making my own tea | 
| My, my, my it’s a beautiful world | 
| I like driving in my car | 
| Roll the top down, sometimes I travel quite far | 
| Drive to the ocean and stare up at the stars | 
| I like driving in my car | 
| All around is anger | 
| Automatic guns | 
| Death in large numbers | 
| And no respect for women or our little ones | 
| I tried talking to Jesus | 
| But he just put me on hold | 
| Said he’d been swamped by calls this week | 
| And he could not shake his cold | 
| And still this emptiness persists | 
| Perhaps this is as good as it gets | 
| When you’ve given up the drink | 
| And those nasty cigarettes | 
| Now I leave the party early, at least with no regrets | 
| I watch the sun as it comes up, I watch it as it sets | 
| Yeah, this is as good as it gets | 
| My, my, my it’s a beautiful world | 
| I like sleeping with Marie | 
| She is one sexy girl full of mystery | 
| She says she doesn’t love me | 
| But she likes my company | 
| For now that’s good enough for me | 
| My, my, my it’s a beautiful world | 
| I like swimming in the sea | 
| I like to go out beyond the white breakers | 
| Where a man can still be free (or a woman if you are one) | 
| I like swimming in the sea | 
| Yeah |