Bhindi Bhagee

Lyrics

[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