The Wonderful World Of Yes

The Wonderful World Of Yes
by John Forster & Tom Chapin
© 1996 Limousine Music Co. & The Last Music Co. (ASCAP)

When I called France, France said Oui.
France called Spain, Spain said Si.
Spain called Sweden, Sweden said Ja.
And Egypt said Sa.
When Egypt called, I said,
“Okay, this is a positive day!”
Oui, Si, Ja, Sa. Oh what a big success.
It feels so great to operate in
The wonderful world of Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
The wonderful world of Yes.

I called Japan, Japan said Hai.
Japan called Scotland, the Scots said Aye.
The Scots called China, China said Sur,
And Canada said Sure.
When Canada called me, I said,
“Yes! This is a trend, no less!”
Hai, Aye, Sur, Sure. Oh what a big success.
It feels so swell to carousel through
The wonderful world of Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
The wonderful world of Yes.

Then Denmark said Nej. India, Illai.
Israel said Lo. Brazil, Nao.
When Russia said Nyet, oh, the distress!
No is a heavy blow when you’re used to Yes.

So I called the Swiss, and they said Oui,
And also Ja, and also Si.
They called Zaire who said Ndyio,
Swahili for ‘quite so!’
And I just had to thank Zaire
For putting the positive back in my ear.
Oui, Ja, Si, Ndyio. Oh what a happiness.
To live through No and then to go to
The wonderful world of Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Oh, what a big success,
It feels so great to operate in
The wonderful world of
Oui. Si. Ja. Sa. Hai. Aye. Sur. Sure.
The wonderful world of Oui. Si. Ja. Sa. Ndyio,
Yes!

This song appears on Tom Chapin's Around The World And Back Again CD.

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