People Power

Well there was Kennedy, and there was King
There was John, and there was Jim
They did come, to teach and sing
To save our souls, forgive our sins
Just like Jimmy, kept up with Jones
So alive in my headphones
Well they did bring, some kind of peace
An inner sense of pure release
But there were others with different ideas
Who run the world with paranoia and fear
They'll buy the slaughter of a secret cow
To try and herd us up like cattle somehow
Give the power to the people now
Time for us to kill off this old cash now
Give the power to the people now
Time for us to kill off this old cash now
Power, People, Now
Power, People, Now
Power, People, Now
Power, People
Well in came Bob, with a different way
Of what the others tried to say
Like Mr.Marx, and Che
Wanted everyman to just get paid
But Jesus Christ, or whatever he's called
To live on, he had fall
Well all he brung, was a brand of peace
An inner sense of pure release
But there were others with different ideas
Who run the world with paranoia and fear
They'll buy the slaughter of a secret cow
To try and herd us up like cattle somehow
Give the power to the people now
Time for us to kill off this old cash now
Give the power to the people now
Time for us to kill off this old cash now
Power, People, Now
Power, People, Now
Power, People, Now
Power, People
Well in kicked Lee, with a first of fury
Like Gandhi's, silent purity
They took out Andy, for his tins of beans
A martial art, no-one had seen
Must not omit, the suffragettes
Like Joan of Arc, and our Welsh princess
Mama Cass, Marilyn Monroe
I had suspicions, well now I know
But there were others with different ideas
Who run the world with paranoia and fear
They'll buy the slaughter of a secret cow
To try and herd us up like cattle somehow
Give the power to the people now
Time for us to kill off this old cash now
Give the power to the people now
Time for us to kill off this old cash now
I give the power to the people now
I give the power to the people now
I give the power
I give the power
I give the power to the people now