What tikka's all about, what tikka's all about
Hommus, cous, cous in the jus of octopus
There's a bunch of players and they're really letting go
He said, "Oh yeah, oh yeah, what's your music like?"
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without, with it or without
Exotic avocado or toxic empenada
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without
He'd just got in from New Zealand
So anyway, I told him I was in a band
Um, surfbeat, backbeat, frontbeat, backseat
And he was looking for mushy peas
Dall, halal and I'm walking down the road
You got balti, bhindi, strictly Hindi
We got akee, lassi, somali waccy baccy
They got a crazy DJ and she's really letting go
He said, "Oh yeah, I'm pretty choosy"
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without
Well, I said, "There's plenty of places to eat"
Bagels soft or simply harder
I said, no, we hadn't really got 'em round here
You know, it's got a bit of, um, you know"
Rocksoul, okra, Bombay duck ra
I said, "It's um, um, well, it's kinda like
Welcome to this humble neighborhood
Balti, bhindi, strictly Hindi
You can get inspiration along the highroad
Welcome stranger, there's no danger
Welcome stranger to the humble neighborhoods
Dall, halal, walking down the road
Ah, Sunday boozers, for chewing gum users
Gaelic heavy metal fans, fighting in the road
Oh, welcome stranger
Pastrami and salami and lasagne on the go
Neighborhoods, check out all that
We got rocksoul, okra, Bombay duck ra
Mini-cab radio, music on the go
Just check it out
Rocksoul, okra, Bombay duck ra
I'm sure back home you know
There's balti, bhindi, strictly Hindi
Ragga, bhangra, two step tanga
Dall, halal and I'm walking down the road
Welcome stranger to the humble neighborhoods
I said, but we do got
Welcome stranger to the humble neighborhoods
Por da sol, por da sol
We got, Brit pop, hip-hop, rockabilly, lindy hop