Lyrics for Gimme Hope Jo'anna
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Well, Jo'anna
she runs a country
she runs in durban
and the Transvaal
She makes a few of
her people happy
oh, she don't care
about the rest at all
She's got a system
they call apartheid
it keeps a brother
in a subjection
But maybe pressure
will make Jo'anna see
how everybody
could a-live as one
Oh... gimme hope, Jo'anna
hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
'fore the morning come
A-gimme hope, Jo'anna
hope, Jo'anna
hope before
the morning come
I hear she makes
all the gold and money
to buy new weapons
in the shape of guns
While every mother
in a-black Soweto fears
the killing of another son
Sneakin' across all
the neighbours' borders
now and again
havin' little fun
She doesn't care if the
fun and games she play
is dang'rous to ev'ryone
Oh... gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
'fore the morning come
A-gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
hope before
the morning come
She got supporters
in high up places
who turn their heads
to the city sun
Jo'anna give them
the fancy money
oh, to tempt
anyone who'd come
She even knows
how to swing opinion
in every magazine
and the journals
For every bad move
that this Jo'anna makes
they got a good explanation
Oh... gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
'fore the morning come
A-gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
hope before
the morning come
Even the preacher
who works for Jesus
the archbishop
who's a peaceful man
Together say that
the freedom fighters
will overcome
the very strong
I wanna know if
you're blind Jo'anna
if you wanna hear
the sound of drum
Can't you see that
the tide is turning
oh, don't make me wait
'til the morning come
Oh... to gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
'fore the morning come
A-gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
hope before
the morning come
Gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
'fore the morning come
Gimme hope, Jo'anna
gimme hope, Jo'anna
hope before
the morning come
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