Gimme Hope Jo`Anna

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