Joe Jackson(born August 11, 1954 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, as David Ian Jackson) is a British musician. Jackson is probably best-known for the 1982 hit song Steppin' Out, which still gets extensive FM radio airplay, and for his 1979 hit, Is She Really Going Out with Him? Although born in Staffordshire, Jackson grew up in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. He started off learning to play the violin but soon switched to piano. From the age of 16 he played in bars, and won a scholarship to study musical composition at London's Royal Academy of Music. Jackson did not like the prospect of being a serious composer, and moved towards pop and rock.
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(It's A) Big World Lyrics

Joe Jackson

(words and music by Joe Jackson)

Looking over Hong Kong harbour
Throw a shrimp in yellow wine
Eat it when it ceases moving
Just before is fine too

There's an ancient Chinese saying
Always seems to slip my mind
Does it really die with honour
Does it really matter

It's a big world
It's a big world - so much to see

Sitting on a beach in Bali
Tried to reach and grab a cloud
Looked so much like cotton candy
And I'm feeling god-like

Could it be just what I'm eating
Only mushrooms after all
And with juice of avocado
I should live forever

It's a big world
It's a big world - so much to do

Sitting on the floor in Kyoto
Marvel at the latest catch
Eat it soon as you are able
Quick before they cook it

There's an eyeball staring at me
And I know I've met my match
Do I eat or am I eaten
It's a new adventure

It's a big world - so much to do
It's a big world - so much to see

From the Leningradsky Prospekt
On the road to Mandalay
There's a new intoxication
Hits you just as you're leaving

Caf sur les Champs-Elyses
Baklava in Istanbul
Smoke a pipe in Casablanca
Question all you believe in

It's a big world - so much to see
It's a big world - so much to do
And plenty of room for me and you