Gimme hope Jo`anna

Well Jo`anna she runs a country She runs in Durban and the Transvaal She makes a few of her people happy, oh She don`t care about the rest at all She`s got a system they call apartheid It keeps a brother in a subjection But maybe pressure can make Jo`anna see How everybody could a live as one [chorus:] Gimme hope, Jo`anna Hope, Jo`anna Gimme hope, Jo`anna `Fore the morning come Gimme hope, Jo`anna Hope, Jo`anna Hope before the morning come I hear she make all the golden money To buy new weapons, any shape of guns While every mother in black Soweto fears The killing of another son Sneakin` across all the neighbours` borders Now and again having little fun She doesn`t care if the fun and games she play Is dang`rous to ev`ryone [chorus] She`s got supporters in high up places Who turn their heads to the city sun Jo`anna give them the fancy money Oh to tempt anyone who`d come She even knows how to swing opinion In every magazine and the journals For every bad move that this Jo`anna makes They got a good explanation [chorus] Even the preacher who works for Jesus The Archbishop who`s a peaceful man Together say that the freedom fighters Will overcome the very strong I wanna know if you`re blind Jo`anna If you wanna hear the sound of drums Can`t you see that the tide is turning Oh don`t make me wait till the morning come [chorus]