I travelled to a land
Across the burning sand
I met a holy man
Who said to me
“The joy of life, you see
Is simple as can be
Just sing ‘Oh-Wayo, Oh-oh!’”
I said, “You must explain
The meaning is not plain
Your singing hurts my brain
My thoughts confound”
But he just turned around
And made that silly sound
He sang, “Oh-Wayo, Oh-oh”
“Joy is not possessions
Nor obsessions, situations
Joy is within you
So continue: sing like I do
Just sing, ‘Oh-Wayo, Oh-oh!’”
So I said back to him,
“The future is quite dim
Survival chances slim
And prospects gray
You have the nerve to say
It all will be OK
If we sing, ‘Oh-Wayo, Oh-oh!’”
“Joy is not aggression
Nor the tension of dissention
Joy is believing
That you’re winning when you’re singing
You’re singing, ‘Oh-Wayo, Oh-oh!’”
Now what I say is true
Your joy is up to you
It’s in the things you do
And how you think
Don’t sweat the bigger things
Be happy as you sing
We’re singing, “Oh-Wayo, Oh-oh!”
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