He'd just got in from New Zealand
Um, surfbeat, backbeat, frontbeat, backseat
I'm sure back home you know

I said, no, we hadn't really got 'em round here
Mini-cab radio, music on the go
He said, "Oh yeah, oh yeah, what's your music like?"
They got a crazy DJ and she's really letting go
And he was looking for mushy peas
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without, with it or without

Por da sol, por da sol
There's balti, bhindi, strictly Hindi
We got rocksoul, okra, Bombay duck ra
We got, Brit pop, hip-hop, rockabilly, lindy hop
There's a bunch of players and they're really letting go
Pastrami and salami and lasagne on the go
Welcome to this humble neighborhood
You can get inspiration along the highroad

Welcome stranger to the humble neighborhoods

Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without
Ragga, bhangra, two step tanga
Dall, halal and I'm walking down the road

Rocksoul, okra, Bombay duck ra
Walking down the high road
I said, but we do got
Oh, welcome stranger
Shrimp beansprout, comes with it or without
You know, it's got a bit of, um, you know"
He said, "Oh yeah, I'm pretty choosy"

Dall, halal, walking down the road
Welcome stranger, there's no danger
What tikka's all about, what tikka's all about
Just check it out

Well, I said, "There's plenty of places to eat"
Dall, halal and I'm walking down the road
Rocksoul, okra, Bombay duck ra
We got akee, lassi, somali waccy baccy
Gaelic heavy metal fans, fighting in the road
Exotic avocado or toxic empenada
I said, "It's um, um, well, it's kinda like
So anyway, I told him I was in a band
Hommus, cous, cous in the jus of octopus
Welcome stranger to the humble neighborhoods
Welcome stranger to the humble neighborhoods

Balti, bhindi, strictly Hindi

Neighborhoods, check out all that
You got balti, bhindi, strictly Hindi
Bagels soft or simply harder
Ah, Sunday boozers, for chewing gum users