| A mongoose can smile at a cobra | |
| But that cobra will always be a snake | |
| Diamante can shine like a diamond | |
| But you know, like | |
| I know That rock will be fake | |
| It's the real thing | |
| The real thing | |
| Nothing but the real thing | |
| It's real | |
| You can xerox the | |
| Mona Lisa | |
| Deadpan Da | |
| Vinci in every detail | |
| Might beat customs on a home-made visa | |
| But false papers | |
| Only gets you in jail | |
| It's the real thing | |
| The real thing | |
| Nothing but the real thing | |
| It's real | |
| Life wears a smile on its face | |
| But it comes with a sting in its tail | |
| Make believe fables have their place | |
| But only a fool. | |
| Only a fool | |
| Believes fairy tales | |
| I heard all the lies that they tell ya ' | |
| Phone me baby. | |
| The cheque's in the mail' | |
| Well as fantasy. | |
| It may please ya | |
| As the real thing | |
| It does nothing but fail | |
| It's the real thing | |
| The real thing | |
| Nothing but the real thing | |
| It's real | |
| It's the real thing | |
| The real thing | |
| Nothing but the real thing | |
| It's real |