Lyrics

[Intro] Hoo... One, two, three, four [Verse 1] Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother, woo-hoo There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today, oh oh oh [Verse 2] Father, father We don't need to escalate War is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some understanding here today, oh oh oh [Chorus] Picket lines (Sister), picket signs (Sister) Don't punish me (Sister) with brutality (Sister) Talk to me (Sister), so you can see (Sister) What's going on (What's going on) Oh, what's going on (What's going on) Yeah, what's going on (What's going on) Tell me please, what's going on (What's going on) [Post-Chorus] Ooh, hoo hoo hoo, woo Ah yah yah, yah yah, yah yah yah yah Woo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo, hoo Ah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah Uh-doo-pi-dup, we-bi-pi-dup, woo We-doo-wi-bi-pi-dup, bi-bi-bi-pi-pi-dup [Verse 3] Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong, ah yeah Ah, but who are they to judge us Simply because our hair is long Oh, you know we've got to find a way To bring some understanding here today [Chorus] Picket lines (Brother), picket signs (Brother) Don't punish me (Brother) with brutality (Brother) Come on, talk to, talk to me (Brother) So you can see (Brother) What's going on (What's going on) Ah, 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) [Outro] Woo, hoo hoo hoo Ah yah yah, yah yah, yah yah yah yah, woo Woo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo, woo hoo Ah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah, hoo Uh-doo-pi-dup, we-bi-pi-dup, woo We-doo-wi-bi-pi-dup, woo hoo hoo, hoo Woo, hoo hoo hoo Ah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah Ah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah, hoo Oh, yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah, hoo Bi-dup, we-bi-pi-dup Doo-wi-bi-pi-dup, woo ooh woo ooh woo ooh woo Woo, hoo, hoo Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, ooh, hoo What's going on? What's going on? Wee-doo-hoo, hoo hoo hoo, ooh hoo hoo, ooh hoo hoo Woo hoo hoo, ooh hoo hoo, ooh hoo hoo hoo Ooh hoo — any time, Maurice Ooh hoo Thank you