The Ancient World

Steve Kilbey

Appears On:

• Steve Kilbey - Garage Sutra (2012), Track 11
• Steve Kilbey & Ricky Maymi - "Wilderness Years" 2011 Antipodean Tour CD (2011), Track 1
• Steve Kilbey [and the Hoffmenn with Strings Attached] - Satellite (2024), Track 2 (Live)

This song was recorded by Steve as a video and posted to his old Blogger blog site on September 22, 2009.
He has performed it live several times since.

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Lyrics (unofficial)

[rev. July 29, 2024]

The girls in Phoenicia
Gonna be so pleased to meet ya
Be a king in Tyrus just for the night
The women down in Carthage
Don't come with extra baggage
Gonna bang in the garage, double sigh

Oh lord
Go forth
To the ancient world
Here we go
Here we go
Here we go

Oh lord
Go forth
To the ancient world
Here we go
Here we go
Here we go

The Moors down in Spain
Well they save some more again
And they get some more and they still say more again
The Vandals and the Huns
Having all their fun
Fighting in the sun and the rain

Oh lord
Go forth
To the ancient world
Here we go
Here we go
Here we go

Oh lord
Go forth
To the ancient world
Here we go
Here we go
Here we go

 

These extra lyrics have been added on occasion when performed live:

[added Sept. 21, 2014]

The girls down in Nineveh
Well they give their love forever
They've got temple whore who get you down on the floor
The women down in Ur
With their whips and their fur
I heard the summer in Sumer is super I'm sure

Oh lord
Go forth
To the ancient world
Here we go
Here we go
Here we go

Oh lord
Go forth
To the ancient world
Here we go
Here we go
Here we go