Makeshift, she sings in her native German
You try to understand what she's trying to say
She says, You're only as good as the word you understand
And you, you don't understand a word
Tower of Babel, Swahili, it's all greek to me
Bilingual, double Dutch, gift of the gab, gift of the gab
We give you firewater, you give us your land
White man speak with forked tongue
But it's too late now to start complaining
Too late
Monosyllabic, hieroglyphic
Et cetera, et cetera
Tower of Babel, Swahili, it's all greek to me
New lamps for old, new lamps for old
Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb
Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb
