it's alright 'cos the historical pattern has shown  how the economical cycle tends to revolve  in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop  a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more  bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery  huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery  you see the recovery always comes 'round again  there's nothing to worry for things will look after themselves  it's alright recovery always comes 'round again  there's nothing to worry - things can only get better  there's only millions that lose their jobs  and homes and sometimes accents  there's only millions that die in their bloody wars,  it's alright  it's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin  that they are losing  it's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin  that they are losing  it's alright 'cos the historical pattern has shown  how the economical cycle tends to revolve  in a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop  a slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more  bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery  huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery  don't worry be happy things will get better naturally  don't worry shut up sit down go with it and be happy  dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah  dum, dum, dum, de dum dum, de duh de duh de dum dum dum... ah ah