The lyrics for this song are not included inside the "World Peace Is None Of Your Business" album. They are transcribed here without permission, as they are heard.

I was bored
in a fjord ¹
and I curse the heart and soul of Scandinavia ²
let the people burn
let their children cry and die in blind asylums
but then you came along
and you held out your hand
and I fell in love with you and Scandinavia
I kiss the soil
I hug the soil ³
I eat the soil
and I praise the God who made you

Stab me in your own time in Scandinavia
Un-protesting I'll die in Scandinavia

Pinned to a crime
in Trondheim
I despise each syllable in Scandinavia
let the people burn ⁴
let their children cry and die in blind asylums
but then you came along
and you held out your hand
and I fell in love with you and Scandinavia
I kiss the soil
I hug the soil ³
I eat the soil
and I praise the God who made you

Stab me in your own time in Scandinavia
I'd be so happy to die in Scandinavia ⁵

 

² Studio In Session variation: "I despise the heart and soul of Scandinavia".

³ In live performances, Morrissey sometimes reversed these lines to "I eat the soil, I hug the soil".

⁴ In the Studio In Session version, Morrissey followed this line with "It's their turn".

⁵ Early live variations: "I'll be happy to die in Scandinavia", "Un-protesting I'll die in Scandinavia", "I'll be so happy to die in Scandinavia" or "I would happily die in Scandinavia". Studio In Session version: "I will happily to die in Scandinavia".