People 
('Round and 'round and around) 
People make the world go 'round 
('Round and 'round and around)

Teachers on strike, no more school today 
They want more money but the board won't pay 
People 
Everybody's talkin' 'bout ecology 
The air's so polluted that it's hard to breathe 
People

Chorus: 
But that's what makes the world go round 
The ups and downs a carousel 
Changing people's heads around 
Go underground young men 
People make the world go round

Old folks judge you by the clothes you wear 
They'd swear you're a hippy if you have long hair 
Young politicians fight for poverty 
While people still cry for equality

Chorus: 
But that's what makes the world go round 
The ups and downs a carousel 
Changing people's heads around 
Go underground young men 
People make the world go round

[Instrumental]

Chorus: 
But that's what makes the world go round 
The ups and downs a carousel 
Changing people's heads around 
Go underground young men 
People make the world go round