Gimme Hope Jo'anna-Eddy Grant/The I-Threes

[ti:Gimme Hope Jo'anna] [ar:Various Artists] [al:The Best Of The 80'S] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Gimme Hope Jo'anna (给我希望 约翰娜) - Eddy Grant/The I-Threes [00:15.54]Well Jo'anna she runs a country [00:19.20]She runs in Durban and the Transvaal [00:22.83]She makes a few of her people happy oh [00:26.69]She don't care about the rest at all [00:30.33]She's got a system they call apartheid [00:34.07]It keeps a brother in a subjection [00:37.80]But maybe pressure can make Jo'anna see [00:41.59]How everybody could a live as one [00:45.59]Gimme hope Jo'anna [00:48.08]Hope Jo'anna [00:49.28]Gimme hope Jo'anna [00:51.05]'Fore the morning come [00:52.86]Gimme hope Jo'anna [00:54.90] [00:55.41]Hope Jo'anna [00:56.88]Hope before the morning come [01:00.17]I hear she make all the golden money [01:03.84]To buy new weapons any shape of guns [01:07.57]While every mother in black Soweto fears [01:11.05] [01:11.74]The killing of another son [01:15.02]Sneakin' across all the neighbours' borders [01:18.74]Now and again having little fun [01:22.40]She doesn't care if the fun and games she play [01:26.65]Is dang'rous to ev'ryone [01:30.22]Gimme hope Jo'anna [01:32.77]Hope Jo'anna [01:33.97]Gimme hope Jo'anna [01:35.98]'Fore the morning come [01:37.61]Gimme hope Jo'anna [01:40.20]Hope Jo'anna [01:41.38]Hope before the morning come [01:59.86]She's got supporters in high up places [02:03.58]Who turn their heads to the city sun [02:07.25]Jo'anna give them the fancy money [02:10.56]Oh to tempt anyone who'd come [02:14.71]She even knows how to swing opinion [02:18.43]In every magazine and the journals [02:22.16]For every bad move that this Jo'anna makes [02:26.13]They got a good explanation [02:30.00]Gimme hope Jo'anna [02:32.46]Hope Jo'anna [02:33.64]Gimme hope Jo'anna [02:35.53]'Fore the morning come [02:37.31]Gimme hope Jo'anna [02:39.55]Hope Jo'anna [02:41.03]Hope before the morning come [02:44.63]Even the preacher who works for Jesus [02:48.35]The Archbishop who's a peaceful man [02:52.10]Together say that the freedom fighters [02:55.32]Will overcome the very strong [02:59.51]I wanna know if you're blind Jo'anna [03:03.52]If you wanna hear the sound of drums [03:06.91]Can't you see that the tide is turning [03:10.29]Oh don't make me wait till the morning come [03:14.47]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:17.19]Hope Jo'anna [03:18.41]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:20.16]'Fore the morning come [03:22.30]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:24.59]Hope Jo'anna [03:26.09]Hope before the morning come [03:29.62]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:32.12]Hope Jo'anna [03:33.30]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:35.07]'Fore the morning come [03:37.04]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:39.51]Hope Jo'anna [03:40.99]Hope before the morning come [03:44.46]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:47.05]Hope Jo'anna [03:48.61]Hope before the morning come [03:51.90]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:54.14]Hope Jo'anna