Johannesburg

What's the word

Tell me brother have you heard

From Johannesburg

What's the word

Sisterwoman have you heard

From Johannesburg

They tell me that our brothers over there

Are defyin' the Man

We don't know for sure because the news we get

Is unreliable man

Well I hate it when the blood starts flowin'

But I'm glad to see resistance growin'

Somebody tell me what's the word

Tell me brother have you heard

From Johannesburg

They tell me that our brothers over there

Refuse to work in the mines

They may not get the news but they need to know

We're on their side

Now sometimes distance brings misunderstanding

But deep in my heart I'm demanding

Somebody tell me what's the word

Sisterwoman have you heard

'Bout Johannesburg

I know that their strugglin' over there

Ain't gonna free me

But we all need to be strugglin'

If we're gonna be free

Don't you wanna be free