“Tour the World” is the sequel to Renald Francoeur’s Brain Beats song “Tour the States”. It, like its predecessor, is the opening track on its album, Brain Beats 2, and deals with geography. In this song, Francoeur lists all of the countries of the world.
Here we go!
[Chorus]
We can go all around the world
We'll visit every corner of this earth
We can go all around the world
You and I, we'll visit everywhere (Here we go, here we go!)
[Verse 1]
I wanna go on a safari in Africa
And visit Namibia and Zambia
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my
(Um, bears aren't common in Africa) Why?
(You ever take a stroll in a fur coat in really hot weather?) Nope
(Well, a bear wouldn't wanna do it either)
OK, now let's get back to the song
So many places to go and we can start with Niger
Benin, Burundi, and Botswana
We'll go there and then visit Ghana
I bet you didn't know English is the
Official language of Nigeria
Togo sits right below
A country called Burkina Faso
We should visit Maseru
Which is the capital of Lesotho
Kenya, Chad, Malawi, Congo
Zimbabwe, Sudan, Gabon, Morocco
Mali, Uganda, and Comoros
Rwanda, Ethiopia—let's go
Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Central African Republic
Cameroon, South Africa, Sierra Leone, and Senegal
[Pre-Chorus]
So many places I wanna go
And I hope that you'll be coming along
[Chorus]
We can go all around the world
We'll visit every corner of this earth
We can go all around the world
You and I, we'll visit everywhere
[Verse 2]
Yep, still in Africa
That's right, you guessed it
It's a huge continent
Of course we haven't left yet. (Nope)
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea
Can't wait to pay a visit to all three
Cape Verde, Eritrea, and Djibouti
Madagascar (I remember that movie)
Let's see Tanzania and Swaziland
Tunisia, Somalia, and South Sudan
São Tomé and Príncipe are really beautiful islands I've got to say
Can't wait to inhale the air of Seychelles
Some more beautiful islands where I want to sail
Mauritania, Libya, and Liberia
(Where are we going next?) After that is Algeria
Egypt has a rich history
We should visit the pyramids
What a sight to see (Let's go!)
Mauritius, Angola, and Gambia
Western Sahara
Now we're leaving Africa
[Pre-Chorus]
So many places I wanna go
And I hope that you'll be coming along
[Chorus]
We can go all around the world
We'll visit every corner of this earth
We'll go all around the world
You and I, we'll visit everywhere
[Verse 3]
Palau, Nauru, Tonga, Samoa
Solomon Islands and Australia
Those are places I wanna take ya
Let's explore Micronesia
These are the Pacific Islands
Fiji Islands, Marshall Islands
Vanuatu and Tuvalu
Can't forget New Zealand
Papua New Guinea is gorgeous
Kiribati is also known as Kiribus
Who wants to come along with us? To...
Venezuela, Guyana, Paraguay
Peru, Suriname, Uruguay
Chile, Ecuador, Colombia
Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia
[Pre-Chorus]
So many places I wanna go
And I hope that you'll be coming along
[Chorus]
We can go all around the world
We'll visit every corner of this earth
We can go all around the world
You and I, we'll visit everywhere
[Verse 3]
Tourists visit the Mayan temple in Mexico
We'll head there after Trinidad and Tobago
I love Saint Lucia, Panama, and Nicaragua
The first chocolate bar was invented in Guatemala (Thank you!)
Rihanna is a singer that we all know (That's right)
But did you know she was born in Barbados?
It's so beautiful, just like Jamaica
Just like Cuba, Honduras, and Grenada
El Salvador, Costa Rica, Dominica
After Belize, I'm gonna go see Canada
Guess what? (What?)
Pirates of the Caribbean was shot in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
In my last song I toured the United States
Now I'm all over the world and it feels great
Haiti is where I was born
If you don't mind I had to throw that in the song (Of course!)
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua, Barbuda, Bahamas, Dominican Republic
[Bridge]
We can go all around the world
We'll visit every corner of this earth
[Verse 4]
(Switch it up!) Taiwan
Iran, Iraq, India, and Malaysia
Cambodia, Georgia, China, Indonesia
Syria, Mongolia, South Korea
And North Korea are on the continent of Asia
Vietnam, Thailand, Japan
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
We plan to travel to many different lands
Like the Philippines and Turkmenistan
(Wait, slow down. This tour is moving quickly, man)
OK, I'll give more information (Now that's a good plan)
Did you know cinnamon originated in Sri Lanka?
(Nope, but I love it on my French toast, so thank ya)
Let's go to Qatar then Nepal and Singapore
(Great, but don't forget the info; give a bit more)
Do you like mocha? (I love mocha)
That originated in Yemen (Pass me the big cup)
Oman and the United Arab Emirates
Both have very hot climates
East Timor, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Maldives - we're going really far
Israel, Lebanon, Bhutan, Kuwait
Jordan, Brunei—let's go miles away
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Bangladesh, Bahrain (Pakistan!)
Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Armenia - take me away
[Refrain]
Come on, let's go
Everybody let's go
All around the world
Come on, let's go
Everybody let's go
All around the world
Come on, let's go
Everybody let's go
All around the world
Come on, let's go
Everybody let's go
All around the world
[Verse 5]
In Italy we'll see the Leaning Tower of Pisa
And the Roman Coliseum
Let's visit Latvia, Albania, Austria
And then we'll go to Belgium
We can run with the bulls and then take a look at Pablo Picasso's artwork in Spain
We'll take the train from Serbia to Slovakia to Slovenia and spend a few days in the Ukraine
We'll see the Pope in Vatican City
And then Sweden and Romania and then we'll go to Turkey
(And Ireland) We'll walk around all day in Kosovo, Monaco, San Marino, and Norway
Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, (Uh-huh) and England make up the United Kingdom
A place very well known for watches and cheese and chocolates is the country of Switzerland
The scenery is beautiful in Portugal
In Poland, you'll get more than an eyeful
Speaking of eyeful, let's go to France
We can look at the Eiffel Tower and stare at it for hours
Croatia, Bulgaria
Let's have fun in Iceland and Estonia
[Refrain]
Come on, let's go
Everybody let's go
All around the world
Come on, let's go
Everybody let's go
All around the world
[Verse 6]
(Switch it up!) We'll go to Russia and the Czech Republic
And Cyprus, I promise you'll love it (Hey!)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
We'll party in Greece and Andorra
Liechtenstein, Lithuania
Let's see Belarus and Macedonia
Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova
You're invited to come on over
The Netherlands, Finland, Montenegro
Germany, Hungary, Denmark—let's go!
[Pre-Chorus]
So many places I wanna go
And I hope that you'll be coming along
[Chorus]
We can go all around the world
We'll visit every corner of this earth
We can go all around the world
You and I, we'll visit everywhere
We can go all around the world
We'll visit every corner of this earth
We can go all around the world
You and I, we'll visit everywhere
Tour the World was written by Renald Francoeur.
Tour the World was produced by Renald Francoeur.
Renald Francoeur released Tour the World on Mon Aug 12 2013.