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   Oh 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   It's death in large numbers 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   This is as good as it gets      Oh 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