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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Thomas Bell
Thomas Bell
Songwriter
Linda Creed
Linda Creed
Songwriter
Gene Page
Gene Page
Arranger
John Bahler
John Bahler
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Corporation
The Corporation
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The Corporation TM
The Corporation TM
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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
People
People make the world go 'round
[Verse 2]
Teachers on strike, no more school today
They want more money but the Board won't pay
Everybody's talkin' 'bout ecology
The air's so polluted that it's hard to breathe
[Verse 3]
But that's what makes the world go 'round
The ups and down's a carousel
Changin' people's heads around, go underground, young men
People make the world go 'round
[Verse 4]
Old folks judge you by the clothes you wear
They swear you a hippy if you have long hair
Young politicians fight for poverty
While people still cry for equality
[Verse 5]
But that's what makes the world go 'round
The ups and down's a carousel
Changin' people's heads around, go underground, young men
People make the world go 'round
[Verse 6]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
[Verse 7]
But that's what makes the world go 'round
The ups and down's a carousel
Changin' people's heads around, go underground, young men
People make the world go 'round
And around and around now
[Verse 8]
People make the world go 'round
And around and around now
People make the world go 'round
And around and around now
People make the world go 'round
And around and around now
People make the world go 'round
And around and around now
People make the world go 'round
And around and around now
People make the world go 'round
And around and around now
Written by: Thom Bell

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