Well, I was walking down the High Road
And this guy stops me
He'd just got in from New Zealand
And he was looking for mushy peas
I said, no, we hadn't really got 'em round here
I said, but we do gotBalti, Bhindi, strictly Hindi
Dall, Halal and I'm walking down the road
We got rock soul, okra, bombay duck-ra
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without
With it or without
Bagels soft or simply harder
Exotic avocado or toxic empenada
We got akee, lassi, Somali waccy baccy
I'm sure back home you know what tikka's all about
What tikka's all aboutWelcome stranger to the humble neighborhoods
You can get inspiration along the highroadHommus, cous cous in the jus' of octopus
Pastrami and salami and lasagne on the go
Welcome stranger, there's no danger
Welcome to this humble neighborhoodThere's Balti, Bhindi, strictly Hindi
Dall, Halal and I'm walking down the road
Rocksoul, okra, bombay duck-ra
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or withoutSo anyway, I told him I was in a band
He said, "Oh yeah, oh yeah - what's your music like?"
I said, "It's um, um, well, it's kinda like
You know, it's got a bit of, um, you know."Ragga, Bhangra, two-step Tanga
Mini-cab radio, music on the go
Um, surf beat, back beat, front beat, backseat
There's a bunch of players and they're really letting go
We got, Brit pop, hip hop, rockabilly, Lindy hop
Gaelic heavy metal fans fighting in the road
Ah, Sunday boozers for chewing gum users
They got a crazy D.J. and she's really letting goOh, welcome stranger
Welcome stranger to the humble neighborhoodsWell, I say, there's plenty of places to eat round here
He say, "Oh yeah, I'm pretty choosy."You got
Balti, Bhindi, strictly Hindi
Dall, Halal, walking down the road
Rock soul, okra, bombay duck-ra
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without
Let's check it outWelcome stranger to the humble neighborhoods, neighborhoods
Check out all thatPor-da-sol, por-da-sol
Walking down the highroad
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