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