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The Onion Song

This version of The Onion Song was released by Marvin Gaye in 1969.

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The world is just a great big onion
& pain & fear are the spices that make you cry
Oh, & the only way to get rid of this great big onion
Is to plant love seeds until it dies, uh huh

Hey world! We got a great big job to do
Yeah, we need you
& everybody who loves truth
Don’t you know we’ve got to clean up this place
& reach far high & oh yeah
Yes we do
We gotta be headstrong about rightin’ the wrong
& make a mountain of happy souls, oh; Oh

The world is just a great big onion
& I don’t care, it’s the face people like to wear
Yes it is now
& the only way to get rid of this great big onion
Every one single soul’s got to do their share
Tell about it, baby!

So come on, let’s knock on every door
Tell them love is the answer
Whether they’re rich or poor, oh yeah
For we don’t care what you do
How you look, or your status claim, baby
No no, because brothers & sisters
From now on, is gonna be everyone’s name, oh oh

The world is just a great big onion
& pain & fear are the spices that make you cry
Yes it is
& the only way to get rid of this great big onion
Is to plant love seeds
Now everybody, got to plant love seeds
Come on & plant love seeds
Until it dies
The world is just a great big onion

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Marvin Gaye has released many songs over the years besides The Onion Song. Marvin Gaye released songs from 1961 to 1985 spanning across albums like The Soulful Moods Of Marvin Gaye, That Stubborn Kinda Fella, Together, How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You, Moods Of Marvin Gaye, Take Two, United, You're All I Need, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Easy, M.P.G., That's The Way Love Is, What's Going On, Trouble Man, Let's Get It On, Diana & Marvin, I Want You, Here, My Dear, Midnight Love, Romantically Yours, and Dream Of A Lifetime. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Marvin Gaye.

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