| Song | The Onion Song |
| Artist | Marvin Gaye |
| Album | Easy |
| [Both:] The world is just a great big onion | |
| [MG:] & pain & fear are the spices that make you cry | |
| [Both:] Oh, & the only way to get rid of this great big onion | |
| [VS:] Is to plant love seeds until it dies, uh huh | |
| [MG:] Hey world! We got a great big job to do | |
| [VS:] Yes we do | |
| [Both:] The world is just a great big onion | |
| [MG:] & I don't care, it's the face people like to wear | |
| [VS:] Yes it is now | |
| [Both:] & the only way to get rid of this great big onion | |
| [VS:] Every one single soul's got to do their share | |
| [MG:] Tell about it, baby! | |
| [MG:] So come on, let's knock on every door | |
| [VS:] No no, because brothers & sisters | |
| [Both:] The world is just a great big onion | |
| [MG:] & pain & fear are the spices that make you cry | |
| [VS:] Yes it is | |
| [Both:] & the only way to get rid of this great big onion | |
| [VS:] Is to plant love seeds | |
| [MG:] Now everybody, got to plant love seeds | |
| [VS:] Come on & plant love seeds | |
| [MG:] Until it dies | |
| [Both:] The world is just a great big onion | |
| [00:00.00] | 作曲 : Ashford, Simpson |
| [00:00.00] | 作词 : Ashford, Simpson |
| Both: The world is just a great big onion | |
| MG: pain fear are the spices that make you cry | |
| Both: Oh, the only way to get rid of this great big onion | |
| VS: Is to plant love seeds until it dies, uh huh | |
| MG: Hey world! We got a great big job to do | |
| VS: Yes we do | |
| Both: The world is just a great big onion | |
| MG: I don' t care, it' s the face people like to wear | |
| VS: Yes it is now | |
| Both: the only way to get rid of this great big onion | |
| VS: Every one single soul' s got to do their share | |
| MG: Tell about it, baby! | |
| MG: So come on, let' s knock on every door | |
| VS: No no, because brothers sisters | |
| Both: The world is just a great big onion | |
| MG: pain fear are the spices that make you cry | |
| VS: Yes it is | |
| Both: the only way to get rid of this great big onion | |
| VS: Is to plant love seeds | |
| MG: Now everybody, got to plant love seeds | |
| VS: Come on plant love seeds | |
| MG: Until it dies | |
| Both: The world is just a great big onion | |
| [00:00.00] | zuò qǔ : Ashford, Simpson |
| [00:00.00] | zuò cí : Ashford, Simpson |