Gimme Hope Joanna - Ray Patrick

[00:00.0]Gimme Hope Joanna - The Jamaican Reggae Stars
[00:15.67]Well Jo'anna she runs a country
[00:19.17]She runs in Durban and the Transvaal
[00:22.91]She makes a few of her people happy oh
[00:26.87]She don't care about the rest at all
[00:30.59]She's got a system they call apartheid
[00:34.35]It keeps a brother in a subjection
[00:38.2]But maybe pressure can make Jo'anna see
[00:42.08]How everybody could a live as one
[00:45.44]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[00:48.73]Hope Jo'anna
[00:50.11]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[00:51.93]'Fore the morning come
[00:53.86]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[00:55.55]Hope Jo'anna
[00:57.71]Hope before the morning come
[01:01.13]I hear she make all the golden money
[01:04.92]To buy new weapons any shape of guns
[01:08.74]While every mother in black Soweto fears
[01:12.99]The killing of another son
[01:16.28]Sneakin' across all the neighbours' borders
[01:20.11]Now and again having little fun
[01:23.89]She doesn't care if the fun and games she play
[01:28.229996]Is dang'rous to ev'ryone
[01:31.17]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[01:33.97]Hope Jo'anna
[01:35.85]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[01:37.44]'Fore the morning come
[01:39.22]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[01:41.17]Hope Jo'anna
[01:43.42]Hope before the morning come
[02:02.16]She's got supporters in high up places
[02:05.98]Who turn their heads to the city sun
[02:09.72]Jo'anna give them the fancy money
[02:13.11]Oh to tempt anyone who'd come
[02:17.32]She even knows how to swing opinion
[02:21.22]In every magazine and the journals
[02:25.05]For every bad move that this Jo'anna makes
[02:28.92]They got a good explanation
[02:32.86]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[02:34.98]Hope Jo'anna
[02:36.91]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[02:38.94]'Fore the morning come
[02:40.41]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[02:42.69]Hope Jo'anna
[02:44.66]Hope before the morning come
[02:48.01]Even the preacher who works for Jesus
[02:51.48]The Archbishop who's a peaceful man
[02:55.54001]Together say that the freedom fighters
[02:58.87]Will overcome the very strong
[03:03.21]I wanna know if you're blind Jo'anna
[03:06.54]If you wanna hear the sound of drums
[03:10.86]Can't you see that the tide is turning
[03:14.22]Oh don't make me wait till the morning come
[03:18.0]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:21.11]Hope Jo'anna
[03:22.56]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:24.33]'Fore the morning come
[03:26.20999]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:28.68]Hope Jo'anna
[03:30.34]Hope before the morning come
[03:32.88]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:35.94]Hope Jo'anna
[03:37.98]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:39.57]'Fore the morning come
[03:41.39]Gimme hope Jo'anna
[03:43.33]Hope Jo'anna
[03:45.44]Hope before the morning come