Mother mother
There's too many of you crying
Brother brother brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today
Hey hey hey
Father father
We don't need to escalate
You see war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some loving here today
Hoh oh hoh oh
Aw picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me so you can see
Oh what's going on what's going on
Yeah what's going on oh what's going on
Ah ha ha ha hay ah yah yah yah yah yah yah
Yah yah yah yah yah
Ah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah
Do bi bi dob bi bi bi bi bi dob bi bi bi dob
Bi dob bi bi bi dob pa pa pa pa pa rap
Mother mother
Ev'ry body thinks we're wrong
Oh but who are they to judge us
Seems because our hair is long
You know we've got to find a way
Bring some understanding here today
Woh hoh oh
Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
C'mon talk to me so you can see
Oh what'sgoing on yeah what's going on
Tell me what's going on I'll tell you what's going on
Ah ha ha ha hay ah yah yah yah yah yah yah
Yah yah yah yah yah
Ah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah
Do bi bi dob bi bi bi bi dob bi bi bi bi dob
Bi dob bi bi bi dob
Pa pa pa pa pa rap
Oh what's going on what's going on
Yeah what's going on
Oh what's going on
Oh what's going on
Yeah what's going on
Tell me what's going on I'll tell you what's going on