Bakkie - World of cheers Lyrics

"Cheers" is often used to salute camaraderie
In other languages it might sound like mockerie
The original word came from the old French
It was pronounced "chiere" and overheard on a bench
How do they say "Cheers" around the world
Listen with the ears and your head might whirl
In Afrikaans its "Ge-sund-hate"
In Albanian "Geh-zoo-ah"
In Arabic they say "Fe sahetek"
Argentinians "sah-lude"
The Bosnians "Zhee-vi-lee"
In Bulgarian they" Naz-dra-vey"
In Burmese its "Au-ng my-in par say"
In Chamorro they "Bih-bah"
In Chinese they "Gan bay"
When gathered with friend you raise your glass
If you don't say "cheers" you are a jackass
Sometimes you also with the glass clink
For some its second nature when you with friend's drink
How do they say "Cheers" around the world
Listen with the ears and your head might whirl
The Costa Ricans say "poora veeda"
Croatians "Zhee-ve-lee"
Dutch say "Prohst"
The Estonians "Ter-vih-sex"
Filipino "Mah-boo-hay"
The Finnish say "Kip-piss"
In French its "Ah la vo-tre sahn-tay"
The Germans say "Tsum vohl"
In Greek its "Yamas"
How do they say "Cheers" around the world
Listen with the ears and your head might whirl
The Hawaiians say "Okole maluna"
In Hebrew "leh hayem"
Hungarians say "Egg-esh ay-ged-reh"
Indonesian "prho"
In Irish Gaelic "Slawn-cha"
Italians "chin chin"
The Japaneses "Kan-pie"
And Korean "Gun bae"
The Latvians "Pree-eh-ka"
"Pree-eh-ka"
Raise your glass and drink some beer
While you do you must always "cheer"
When gathered with friend you raise your glass
If you don't say "cheers" you are a jackass
Sometimes you also with the glass clink
For some its second nature when you with friend's drink
Just have fun and scream and shout
Cheer with your friends that's what its about
How do they say "Cheers" around the world
Listen with the ears and your head might whirl
In Lithuanian they "Ee sweh-kata"
In Macedonian "Na zdravye"
And Mongolian "ErUHl mehdiin toloo"
In Norwegian "Skawl"
The Portuguese "Saw-OO-de"
In Romanian "No-rock"
The Russians "Budem zdorovi"
And Serbians "Zhee-ve-lee"
In Spanish "Sah-lud"
Raise your glass and drink some beer
While you do you must always "cheer"
The mood will lighten, and smiles arrive
This is a recipe that you should give a test drive
Just have fun and scream and shout
Cheer with your friends that's what its about
How do they say "Cheers" around the world
Listen with the ears and your head might whirl
The Swiss say "pro-skt"
In Thai its "chay yo or Chok dee"
The Turkish say "Sher-i-feh"
Ukranians "Boodmo"
In Vietnamese "Dzo"
The Welsh say "Yeh-chid dah"
In Yiddish "Say geh-sun"