[Intro]
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 haven't really got 'em 'round here"
I said, "But we do got"

[Verse 1]
Balti, bhindi, strictly Hindi
Dal, halal and I'm walking down the road
We got rock sole, okra, Bombay dhokla
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without
With it or without
Bagels soft or simply harder
Exotic avocado or toxic empanada
We got ackee, lassi, Somali wacky baccy
I'm sure back home you know what tikka's all about
What tikka's all about

[Chorus]
Welcome, stranger
To the humble neighbourhoods
You can get inspiration along the High Road
[Verse 2]
Hummus, couscous in the jus of octopus
Pastrami and salami and lasagne on the go
Welcome, stranger, there's no danger
Welcome to this humble neighbourhood
Oh, there's balti, bhindi, strictly Hindi
Dal, halal and I'm walking down the road
Rock sole, okra, Bombay dhokla
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without

[Interlude]
So, 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 kind of like"
"You know, it's got a bit of, um, you know"

[Verse 3]
Ragga, bhangra, two-step tanga
Mini-cab radio, music on the go
Um, surfbeat, backbeat, frontbeat, 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 DJ and she's really letting go
[Chorus]
Oh, welcome, stranger
Welcome, stranger, to the humble neighbourhoods

[Interlude]
Well, I say, there's plenty of places to eat 'round here
He said, "Oh, yeah? I'm pretty choosy"

[Verse 4]
You got balti, bhindi, strictly Hindi
Dal, halal, we're walking down the road
Rock sole, okra, Bombay dhokla
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without
Let's check it out

[Chorus]
Welcome, stranger
To the humble neighbourhoods, neighbourhoods
Check out all that

[Outro]
Pôr do sol, pôr do sol
Walking down the High Road