Lyrics

[Verse 1] Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying Youknowwe've got tofind a way (Find a way)- Tobring some loving here today, yeah [Verse 2] Father, father We don't need toescalate Yousee,war is notthe answer For onlylove can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some loving here today, oh (Oh) [Chorus] Picket lines (Sister) and picket signs (Sister) Don't punish me (Sister) with brutality (Sister) Talk to me (Sister), so you can see (Sister) Oh, what's going on (What's going on) What's going on (What's going on) Yeah, what's going on (What's going on) Oh, what's going on [Post-Chorus] Ah, ah-ah-ah (In the meantime, right on, baby) Woo (Right on, baby), woo Ah-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya Woo (Right on, baby, right on), woo Ah-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya Woo, ba-doo-bi-doo, doo-doo, bi-bi-bi-doo Ba-doo-bi-bi-bi-doo, bi-bi-bi-ba-ba [Verse 3] Mother, mother Everybody thinks we're wrong Oh, but who are they to judge us Simply 'cause our hair is long? Oh, you know we've got to find a way To bring some understanding here today, oh-oh [Chorus] Picket lines (Brother) and picket signs (Brother) Don't punish me (Brother) with brutality (Brother) Come on, talk to me (Brother), so you can see (Brother) Oh, what's going on (What's going on) Yeah, what's going on (What's going on) Tell me what's going on (What's going on) I'll tell you what's going on (What's going on) [Post-Chorus] Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh (Right on, baby, right on) Ah-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya Woo, woo (Right on, baby, right on) Ah-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya Ah-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya Ba-doo-bi-doo, bi-bi-bi-doo Ba-doo-bi-bi-bi-doo, bi-da-da-da-da-da-da [Outro] Woo (Right on, brother, right on) Ah-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo (Right on, baby, right on) Ah-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya Ah-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya Da-bi-doo, bi-bi-bi-doo Ba-doo-bi-bi-bi-doo, bi-bi-bi-doo, bi-bi-bi-doo Wee, hee-hee-hee, hee-hee-hee Woo, right on