Guys wearing gas masks are levelling their guns    At school children singing whilst studying sums    It抯 a clear sign of violence    And it's laced with heavy support    This whole situations been dragged through the dirt    By gargoyles and monsters and man eating birds    Who act like the jury but you never see them stand up in court       It's savage and ugly the riots unfurl   But these are the ways of this wonderful world   These are the ways of this wonderful world      Well back at the banquet a madam meets her fate    Whilst almost a mile from her country estate    The helpless and homeless are dancing a ring in the rain    Prompted by pressure from home and abroad    Fifty five of them ministers will try to reach accord    On some ill judged remarks concerning madam baby Lorraine      It's savage and ugly the riots unfurl   But these are the ways of this wonderful world   These are the ways of this wonderful world      Consignments of bibles and passenger planes   Japanese funerals and gambling games   And backers and bidders are dealing in textiles and lace   They order revues that will salvage the state   Guaranteed to put off and pass up that decay   While the latest concerns are reports of a slackening pace      Well it's savage and ugly the riots unfurl   But these are the ways of this wonderful world   These are the ways of this wonderful world      (Well rock it son)      Well it's savage and ugly the riots unfurl   But these are the ways of this wonderful world   These are the ways of this wonderful world      Yes these are the ways of this wonderful world   So don't be a panicking haven't you heard   That these are the ways of this wonderful world   This wonderful world   (One more time)      Violence   Agression         Homeless      Helpless   Hey wonderful