Ah, the World! Oh, the World! Songtext
von Tom McRae

Father, forgive me the sin of hopelessness
Father, forgive me the sin of despair
I have no faith that′s worth the candle
I see darkness everywhere

Still I carve a cross in my boot heel
Pin a pilgrim's shell to my chest
I′m a drowning man
My eyes turned to heaven
Cursing God with my dying breath

Ah, the world!
Oh, the world!
Ah, the world!
Oh, the world!


A purse is just a rag if there's nothing in it, dear
And babe if we were rich those days are gone
And I have had enough of this rough magic
I'll drown my book of songs five fathoms down
And I have come to face up to my failure
Seems I was wrong all along
Never been much use to anyone
A telescope in the land of the midnight sun

Ah, the world!
Oh, the world!
Ah, the world!
Oh, the world!

Father, forgive me the sin of hopelessness
Father, forgive me the sin of despair
I have no faith that′s worth the candle
I see darkness everywhere