Gimme Hope Jo'anna-Joshua Berry

[ti:Gimme Hope Jo'Anna] [ar:Generation Reggae] [al:Génération Reggae] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Gimme Hope Jo Anna - Pat Benesta [00:15.31]Well Jo'anna she runs a country [00:18.23] [00:18.81]She runs in Durban and the Transvaal [00:21.43] [00:22.46]She makes a few of her people happy oh [00:26.09]She don't care about the rest at all [00:29.12] [00:30.06]She's got a system they call apartheid [00:33.08] [00:33.66]And keeps a brother in a subjection [00:36.32] [00:37.26]But maybe pressure will make Jo'anna see [00:41.07]How everybody could a live as one oh [00:44.97]Gimme hope Jo'anna [00:46.76] [00:47.58]Hope Jo'anna [00:48.68]Gimme hope Jo'anna [00:50.35]'Fore the morning come [00:52.19]Gimme hope Jo'anna [00:54.16] [00:54.95]Hope Jo'anna [00:56.07]Gimme hope before the morning come [00:58.41] [00:59.54]I hear she make all the golden money [01:02.40] [01:03.35]To buy new weapons any shape of guns [01:05.95] [01:07.15]While every mother in black Soweto fears [01:10.91]The killing of another son [01:13.37] [01:14.29]Sneakin' across all the neighbors' borders [01:17.91]Now and again having little fun [01:20.67] [01:21.75]She doesn't care if the fun and games she play [01:25.43]Is dang'rous to ev'ryone oh [01:29.46]Gimme hope Jo'anna [01:31.16] [01:32.05]Hope Jo'anna [01:33.17]Gimme hope Jo'anna [01:35.02]'Fore the morning come [01:36.75]Gimme hope Jo'anna [01:38.56] [01:39.43]Hope Jo'anna [01:40.51]Gimme hope before the morning come [01:42.83] [01:58.84]She's got supporters in high up places [02:01.82] [02:02.60]Who turn their heads to the city sun [02:05.19] [02:06.24]Jo'anna give them the fancy money [02:09.43]Oh to tempt anyone who'd come [02:12.66] [02:13.76]She even knows how to swing opinion [02:16.75] [02:17.40]In every magazine and the journals [02:19.89] [02:21.03]For every bad move that this Jo'anna makes [02:25.11]They got a good explanation [02:27.38] [02:28.02]Oh gimme hope Jo'anna [02:30.39] [02:31.36]Hope Jo'anna [02:32.37]Gimme hope Jo'anna [02:34.21]'Til the morning come [02:36.04]Gimme hope Jo'anna [02:37.84] [02:38.77]Hope Jo'anna [02:39.84]Gimme hope before the morning come [02:42.24] [02:43.46]Even the preacher who works for Jesus [02:46.07] [02:47.00]The Archbishop who's a peaceful man [02:49.75] [02:50.81]Together say that the freedom fighters [02:53.81]Will overcome the very strong [02:57.09] [02:58.25]I want to know if you're blind Jo'anna [03:01.18] [03:01.86]If you want to hear the sound of drums [03:04.64] [03:05.55]Can't you see that the tide is turning [03:08.63]Oh don't let me wait till the morning come [03:11.91] [03:12.56]Oh gimme hope Jo'anna [03:14.91] [03:15.74]Hope Jo'anna [03:16.85]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:18.67]'Til the morning come [03:20.45]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:22.55] [03:23.20]Hope Jo'anna [03:24.43]Gimme hope before the morning come [03:26.69]Oh gimme hope Jo'anna [03:29.70] [03:30.52]Hope Jo'anna [03:31.63]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:33.49]'Til the morning come [03:35.30]Gimme hope Jo'anna [03:37.06] [03:38.00]Hope Jo'anna [03:39.05]Gimme hope before the morning come