| Song | This World Over |
| Artist | XTC |
| Album | The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85 |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| Ah well, that's this world over | |
| Ah well, next one begins | |
| Will you smile like any mother | |
| As you bathe your brand new twins? | |
| Will you sing about the missiles | |
| As you dry odd numbered limbs? | |
| Ah, well, that's this world over | |
| Ah, well, next one begins | |
| Ah, well, that's this world over | |
| You sadly grin | |
| Will you tell them about that far off and mythical land | |
| About their leader with the famous face? | |
| Will you tell them that the reason nothing ever grows | |
| In the garden anymore | |
| Because he wanted to win the craziest race | |
| That's this world over | |
| Will you smile like any father | |
| With your children on a Sunday hike? | |
| When you get to a sea of rubble | |
| And they ask, ''What was London like?'' | |
| You tell them, ''Ah, well, that's this world over†| |
| Ah, well, next one begins, it begins, it begins | |
| Ah, well, that's this world over" | |
| You sadly grin | |
| Will you tell them about that far off and mythical land | |
| And how a child to the virgin came? | |
| Will you tell them that the reason why we murdered | |
| Everything upon the surface of the world | |
| So we can stand right up and say we did it in his name? | |
| That's this world over | |
| Or so it seems | |
| That's this world over | |
| The end of dreams | |
| That's this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That's this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That's this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That's this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That's this world over, over | |
| Over and out |
| Ah well, that' s this world over | |
| Ah well, next one begins | |
| Will you smile like any mother | |
| As you bathe your brand new twins? | |
| Will you sing about the missiles | |
| As you dry odd numbered limbs? | |
| Ah, well, that' s this world over | |
| Ah, well, next one begins | |
| Ah, well, that' s this world over | |
| You sadly grin | |
| Will you tell them about that far off and mythical land | |
| About their leader with the famous face? | |
| Will you tell them that the reason nothing ever grows | |
| In the garden anymore | |
| Because he wanted to win the craziest race | |
| That' s this world over | |
| Will you smile like any father | |
| With your children on a Sunday hike? | |
| When you get to a sea of rubble | |
| And they ask, '' What was London like?'' | |
| You tell them, '' Ah, well, that' s this world over | |
| Ah, well, next one begins, it begins, it begins | |
| Ah, well, that' s this world over" | |
| You sadly grin | |
| Will you tell them about that far off and mythical land | |
| And how a child to the virgin came? | |
| Will you tell them that the reason why we murdered | |
| Everything upon the surface of the world | |
| So we can stand right up and say we did it in his name? | |
| That' s this world over | |
| Or so it seems | |
| That' s this world over | |
| The end of dreams | |
| That' s this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That' s this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That' s this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That' s this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That' s this world over, over | |
| Over and out |
| Ah well, that' s this world over | |
| Ah well, next one begins | |
| Will you smile like any mother | |
| As you bathe your brand new twins? | |
| Will you sing about the missiles | |
| As you dry odd numbered limbs? | |
| Ah, well, that' s this world over | |
| Ah, well, next one begins | |
| Ah, well, that' s this world over | |
| You sadly grin | |
| Will you tell them about that far off and mythical land | |
| About their leader with the famous face? | |
| Will you tell them that the reason nothing ever grows | |
| In the garden anymore | |
| Because he wanted to win the craziest race | |
| That' s this world over | |
| Will you smile like any father | |
| With your children on a Sunday hike? | |
| When you get to a sea of rubble | |
| And they ask, '' What was London like?'' | |
| You tell them, '' Ah, well, that' s this world over | |
| Ah, well, next one begins, it begins, it begins | |
| Ah, well, that' s this world over" | |
| You sadly grin | |
| Will you tell them about that far off and mythical land | |
| And how a child to the virgin came? | |
| Will you tell them that the reason why we murdered | |
| Everything upon the surface of the world | |
| So we can stand right up and say we did it in his name? | |
| That' s this world over | |
| Or so it seems | |
| That' s this world over | |
| The end of dreams | |
| That' s this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That' s this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That' s this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That' s this world over, over | |
| Over and out | |
| That' s this world over, over | |
| Over and out |