Here, my friends, I stand before you
Naked, stripped of all pretense
I'm here to say you a word or two
In the name of love and innocence
It's been a long time they've been out of style
But I won't live in illusion
There's not much chance that things will change on lonely planet earth

All that is natural, all that is free
Like me loving you and you loving me
Like the sweet fruit growing on a tree
Like the blood-red choral in the sea
Like shaking hands and sharing food
And a real creative attitude
And a big strong hug, well, that feels good
And the miracle of birth

Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom

Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom

You really don't need a diploma from any university
To understand and to enjoy this plentiful diversity
You only need to clean your mind of all those pre-conceptions
And use your mouth for laughing and for asking and to kiss?

Communicate, communicate,
Don't think: "oh Lord, I've come too late!" 
You're always welcome at love's gate
To wash your feet of fear and hate
So when you come and when you go
The words are peace, goodbye, hello,
In a language that I know it goes like this

Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom

Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom

Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom

Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom

So if our strategy is love (don't bite my head off, I said love)
And you say: "duuuh, so simple!"
Yeah, but easy to miss?
So when you come and when you go
The words are peace, goodbye, hello
In a language that I know it goes like this:

Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom

Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom
Shalom, shalom, shalom