Mother, mother
 
 There's too many of you crying
 
 Brother, brother, brother
 
 There's far too many of you dying
 
  
  You know we've got to find a way
 
 To bring some lovin' here today, ooh
  
 
 Father, father, father
 
 We don't need to escalate
 
 War is not the answer
 
 For only love can conquer hate
  
 
 You know we've got to find a way
 
 To bring some lovin' here today
  
 
 Picket lines and picket signs
 
 Don't punish me with brutality
 
 Talk to me, so you can see
 
 Oh, what's going on
 
 What's going on
 
 Yeah, what's going on
 
 What's going on
  
 
 Ooh
  
 
 Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong
 
 Oh, but who are they to judge us
 
 Simply because our hair is long
 
 Oh, you know we've got to find a way
 
 To bring some understanding here today
  
 
 Picket lines and picket signs
 
 Don't punish me with brutality
 
 Talk to me
 
 So you can see
 
 Ooh, what's going on
 
 What's going on
 
 Tell me what's going on
 
 I'll tell you what's going on
  
 
 Ooh
  
 
 What's going on