Gimme Hope Jo'anna

[00:15.25] Well Jo'anna she runs a country
[00:18.94] She runs in Durban and the Transvaal
[00:22.60] She makes a few of her people happy oh
[00:26.36] She don't care about the rest at all
[00:30.17] She's got a system they call apartheid
[00:33.81] It keeps a brother in subjection
[00:37.58] But maybe pressure will make Jo'anna see
[00:41.15] How everybody could live as one
[00:45.21] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[00:47.53] Hope Jo'anna
[00:49.01] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[00:50.97] 'Fore the morning come
[00:52.79] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[00:55.29] Hope Jo'anna
[00:56.89] Hope before the morning come
[01:00.02] I hear she make all the golden money
[01:03.63] To buy new weapons any shape of guns
[01:07.28] While every mother in black Soweto fears
[01:11.25] The killing of another son
[01:14.74] Sneakin' across all the neighbours' borders
[01:18.60] Now and again having little fun
[01:22.09] She doesn't care if the fun and games she play
[01:26.12] Is dang'rous to ev'ryone
[01:29.88] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[01:32.65] Hope Jo'anna
[01:33.82] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[01:35.61] 'Fore the morning come
[01:37.42] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[01:39.69] Hope Jo'anna
[01:41.57] Hope before the morning come
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[01:59.35] She's got supporters in high up places
[02:03.24] Who turn their heads to the city sun
[02:06.81] Jo'anna give them the fancy money
[02:10.65] Oh to tempt anyone who'd come
[02:14.30] She even knows how to swing opinion
[02:18.38] In every magazine and the journals
[02:21.86] For every bad move that this Jo'anna makes
[02:25.68] They got a good explanation
[02:29.64] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[02:32.08] Hope Jo'anna
[02:33.62] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[02:35.45] 'Fore the morning come
[02:37.26] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[02:39.31] Hope Jo'anna
[02:40.95] Hope before the morning come
[02:44.35] Even the preacher who works for Jesus
[02:47.93] The Archbishop who's a peaceful man
[02:51.78] Together say that the freedom fighters
[02:54.94] Will overcome the very strong
[02:59.19] I wanna know if you're blind Jo'anna
[03:02.72] If you wanna hear the sound of drums
[03:06.34] Can't you see that the tide is turning
[03:10.28] Oh don't make me wait till the morning come
[03:14.55] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:16.63] Hope Jo'anna
[03:18.23] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:20.18] 'Fore the morning come
[03:22.05] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:24.25] Hope Jo'anna
[03:25.87] Hope before the morning come
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[03:31.61] Hope Jo'anna
[03:33.31] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:34.94] 'Fore the morning comes
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[03:39.12] Hope Jo'anna
[03:40.72] Hope before the morning come
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[03:48.27] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:50.02] 'Fore the morning comes
[03:51.83] Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:54.23] Hope Jo'anna
[03:55.78] Hope before the morning come
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