God is great, God is goodHe guards your neighborhoodThough it's generally understoodNot quite the way you wouldYou try to take the slackStay awake and watch his backBut something happens every now and thenAnd someone breaks into the promised landAh, boyThis world is not your toyThis world is long on hungerThis world is short on joyA E I OYou speak as if you knowWhat's good for everyoneWhat's good in what you've done?What's good about a world in whichWar rages at a fever pitchAnd people die for the little thingsA little corn, a little beansAh, boyThis world is not your toyThis world is long on hungerThis world is short on joyHow much longerYou gonna keep the world hungry, boy?You measure peace with gunsProgress in mega-tonsWho's left when the war is won?Soldier of misfortuneSoldier of an angry callSoldier on foreign soilI'm not here to fight your warI know what you're fighting forAh, boyThis world is not your toyThis world is long on hungerThis world is short on joyHow much longerYou gonna keep the world hungry, boy?