《Gimme Hope Joanna》歌词

[00:00:00] Gimme Hope Joanna - The Eighty Group

[00:00:15] Well Jo'anna she runs a country

[00:00:18] She runs in Durban and the Transvaal

[00:00:22] She makes a few of her people happy oh

[00:00:25] She don't care about the rest at all

[00:00:29] She's got a system they call apartheid

[00:00:33] It keeps a brother in a subjection

[00:00:37] But maybe pressure can make Jo'anna see

[00:00:40] How everybody could a live as one

[00:00:44] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:00:47] Hope Jo'anna

[00:00:48] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:00:50] 'Fore the morning come

[00:00:52] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:00:54] Hope Jo'anna

[00:00:56] Hope before the morning come

[00:00:59] I hear she make all the golden money

[00:01:03] To buy new weapons any shape of guns

[00:01:06] While every mother in black Soweto fears

[00:01:11] The killing of another son

[00:01:14] Sneakin' across all the neighbours' borders

[00:01:18] Now and again having little fun

[00:01:21] She doesn't care if the fun and games she play

[00:01:25] Is dang'rous to ev'ryone

[00:01:29] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:01:31] Hope Jo'anna

[00:01:33] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:01:34] 'Fore the morning come

[00:01:36] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:01:39] Hope Jo'anna

[00:01:40] Hope before the morning come

[00:01:58] She's got supporters in high up places

[00:02:02] Who turn their heads to the city sun

[00:02:06] Jo'anna give them the fancy money

[00:02:09] Oh to tempt anyone who'd come

[00:02:13] She even knows how to swing opinion

[00:02:17] In every magazine and the journals

[00:02:21] For every bad move that this Jo'anna makes

[00:02:25] They got a good explanation

[00:02:28] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:02:31] Hope Jo'anna

[00:02:32] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:02:34] 'Fore the morning come

[00:02:36] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:02:38] Hope Jo'anna

[00:02:40] Hope before the morning come

[00:02:43] Even the preacher who works for Jesus

[00:02:47] The Archbishop who's a peaceful man

[00:02:51] Together say that the freedom fighters

[00:02:53] Will overcome the very strong

[00:02:58] I wanna know if you're blind Jo'anna

[00:03:02] If you wanna hear the sound of drums

[00:03:05] Can't you see that the tide is turning

[00:03:08] Oh don't make me wait till the morning come

[00:03:13] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:03:15] Hope Jo'anna

[00:03:17] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:03:19] 'Fore the morning come

[00:03:20] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:03:22] Hope Jo'anna

[00:03:24] Hope before the morning come

[00:03:28] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:03:30] Hope Jo'anna

[00:03:32] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:03:33] 'Fore the morning come

[00:03:35] Gimme hope Jo'anna

[00:03:38] Hope Jo'anna

[00:03:39] Hope before the morning come