Here's my transcription from YouTube:


IF THE WORLD ISN'T THERE
As recorded by Bert Jansch on "Nicola" (1967)

Don't ev'rythin' seem to be so confused:
A puzzle of promise to be?
But why should I care
If the world isn't there no more?

If people would only sit down and think
I'm sure they would be happier,
But they do not care
If the world isn't there no more.

One half of the world seems to be in love
With images cast for a play.
Tell me how would they act
If the world wasn't there no more?

Come bring me a drink of that ruby wine
To lubricate all of my bounds;
But who can be sure if the liquor is pure
When the world isn't there no more?

And if I was the father of six children
How could I be sure they were mine?
All the women in hell I'm sure couldn't tell
If the world wasn't there no more.

Come show me a man who is satisfied
With money to buy anything.
Tell me what could he buy down in here for a dime:
Horns for his head or a tail for behind,
While he could buy flames to burn nothing but air,
When the world isn't there,
When the world isn't there
No more?