[Verse 1]
Just left school, you can't find no work
Be a building labourer or an office clerk
Can't believe the many men you've seen
Thrown on the scrapheap and you're only seventeen

[Refrain]
What a wonderful world
What a wonderful world this is

[Verse 2]
Standing on the street waiting for a bus
Old Bill come and try to nick you for sus
You can tell them you're doin' nothing wrong
They tell you not to sing the same song

[Refrain]
What a wonderful world
What a wonderful world this is

[Verse 3]
Standing in the pub, you're on your own for the night
Group of nutters try to pick a fight
You can try and plead for your life
They'll still cut you with a fucking great knife
[Refrain]
What a wonderful world
What a wonderful world this is