WAKE UP EVERYBODY
Joseph
Wake up everybody no more sleepin in bed
No more backward thinkin time for thinkin aheadThe world has changed so very much
From what it used to be soThere is so much hatred war an’ poverty
Robert
Wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way
Maybe then they’ll listen to whatcha have to say
Cause they’re the ones who’s coming up and the world is in their hands
When you teach the children teach em the very best you can
When you teach the children teach em the very best you can
(Leon / Daniel 2-part harmony)
The world won’t get no better
Robert
if we just let it be
if we just let it be
(Leon / Daniel 2-part harmony)
The world won’t get no better
Robert
we gotta change it yeah, just you and me
Leon
Wake up all the doctors make the ol’ people well
They’re the ones who suffer an’ who catch all the hellBut they don’t have so very long before their Judgement Day
So won’tcha make them happy before they pass away
Daniel
Wake up all the builders time to build a new land
I know we can do it if we all lend a handThe only thing we have to do is put it in our mind
Surely things will work out they do it every time
(Leon / Daniel 2-part harmony)
The world won’t get no better
Robert
if we just let it be
(Leon / Daniel 2-part harmony)
The world won’t get no betterRobert
We gotta change it yeah, just you and me (yeah, yeah)Curtis / Joseph
Curtis adds spoken words, while Joseph adds “Wake up, Everybody)
Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) just you and me
Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) can’t do it alone Need some help, y’all (y’all) Can’t do it alone (can’t do it alone) Yeah (yeah)Wake up, everybody
Wake up, everybody
Need a little help, y’all (yes I do)
Need a little help (say it, boy)
Need some help, y’all (uh-huh) To change the world From what it used to beCan’t do it alone
Can’t do it alone Need some help, yeah Need some help, yeahWake up, everybody
Get up, get up Get up, get up Wake up, come on, come onWake up, everybody
Teach a new way Maybe then they’ll listen To what you have to sayWake up, everybody
No more sleepin’ in bed No more backward thinkin’ Time for thinkin’ ahead Come onWake up, everybody
I’m talking about the dope pusher Stop pushin’ that dope Dope users Stop usin’ the dopeWake up, yeah
False lyin’
False preachin’ False teachin’ Wake up, y’all Come onYou preachers
Start preachin’ what you teach Teach the truth Wake up, preachers—————————————–
SWEET LOVE
Robert does a 23-second opening monologue to the opening background music.
Leon (Daniel/Robert background harmony)
Show me a river that’s so deep
Show me a mountain so high
Show me a mountain so high
I’ll show you love that’ll last forever
Flyin’ high, so high
Flyin’ high, so high
Curtis
Show me a place where dreams are for dreamers
And all the things you wish come true, yeah
Daniel
I’d wish the world had all happy people
Then there’d be no more wishing to do
All
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, sweet love
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, sweet love
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, sweet love
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Sweet, sweet love
Leon (Daniel/Robert background harmony)
Sun shines over the rainbow
High on a hill
Take a ride on a magic carpet
And you know it’s for real
High on a hill
Take a ride on a magic carpet
And you know it’s for real
Joseph
The world is filled with all the lonely people
Tryin’ to find their way
Robert
All they need is a hand to guide them
To a brighter day
All/Robert
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, sweet love
(Sweet, sweet love)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, sweet love
(Well, well, sweet sweet love)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
(Sweet, sweet love)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, sweet love
(Well, well, sweet sweet love)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Leon (Daniel/Robert background harmony)
Sweet love that comes through the ages
Reach out and touch my soul
Gave my life so much meaning
And everyone a heart of gold
Reach out and touch my soul
Gave my life so much meaning
And everyone a heart of gold
All / Robert
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh sweet love
(Well, well, well)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh sweet love
(Sweet, sweet, sweet love)
(Well, well, well)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh sweet love
(Sweet, sweet, sweet love)
Change Up
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh sweet love
(Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet love)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh sweet love
(Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet love)
(Oh, you needed love)
(Sweet, sweet love)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh sweet love
(Sweet love, well)
(Sweet, sweet love)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh sweet love
(Sweet love, well)
Curtis
I know you’re searchin’
I know you’re searchin’
I know you’re searchin’
Leon
for a little love
A little peace and understandin’
A little peace and understandin’
Daniel
And I know it’s been hard
And I know it’s been hard
tryin’ to find your way
Joseph
But you got to keep on searchin’
But you got to keep on searchin’
harder day by day
Robert
‘Cause it’s love,
love’s the only way
All/Robert
(Oh, nothin’ but love)
Love, sweet love
(Sweet love)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh sweet love
(When you’re down and out and you can’t see your way)
(And you need a friend, well)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh sweet love
(Just call on love, your love)
(Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet)
Love, sweet love
(Sweet love)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh sweet love
(When you’re down and out and you can’t see your way)
(And you need a friend, well)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh sweet love
(Just call on love, your love)
(Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet)
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BALL OF CONFUSION
Curtis does an opening rap/monologue to the opening background music.
Daniel
People moving out, people moving in
Why? Because of the color of their skin
Why? Because of the color of their skin
All
Run, run, run but you sure can’t hide
Run, run, run but you sure can’t hide
Daniel
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Robert
Vote for me and I’ll set you free
All
Rap on, brother, rap on
Rap on, brother, rap on
Curtis
Well, the only person talking about love thy brother is the preacher
And it seems nobody’s interested in learning but the teacher
Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to my nation
And it seems nobody’s interested in learning but the teacher
Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to my nation
All
Ball of confusion
Curtis
Oh yeah, that’s what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey
Oh yeah, that’s what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey
Joseph
The sale of pills are at an all time high
Young folks walking round with their heads in the sky
The cities ablaze in the summer time
Young folks walking round with their heads in the sky
The cities ablaze in the summer time
Robert
And oh, the beat goes on
Curtis
Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
Joseph
Politicians say more taxes will solve everything
Politicians say more taxes will solve everything
Leon
And the band played on
And the band played on
All
So, round and around and around we go
Where the world’s headed, said nobody knows
Where the world’s headed, said nobody knows
Joseph
Oh, great Googamooga
Can’t you hear me talking to you?
Oh, great Googamooga
Can’t you hear me talking to you?
Just a ball of confusion
Leon
Oh yeah, that’s what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey
Woo, hey, hey
Daniel
Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast, the Beatles new record’s a gas
Unemployment rising fast, the Beatles new record’s a gas
Joseph
And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation
And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation
Leon
And the band played on
And the band played on
Daniel
Eve of destruction, tax deduction,
city inspectors, bill collectors
All
Mod clothes in demand, population out of hand,
Mod clothes in demand, population out of hand,
Robert
suicide, too many bills
Hippies moving to the hills,
Hippies moving to the hills,
people all over the world are shouting
‘End the war’
Leon
and the band played on
Joseph
Great Googamooga
Can’t you hear me talking to you?
Can’t you hear me talking to you?
It’s a ball of confusion
Curtis
That’s what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
That’s what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
Sayin’ ball of confusion
Curtis
That’s what the world is today, hey, hey
That’s what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
Sayin’ ball of confusion
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
Sayin’ ball of confusion
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