Well Jo`Anna she runs a country She runs in Durban and the Transvaal She makes a few of her people happy, oh She don`t care about the rest at all She`s got a system they call apartheid It keeps a brother in a subjection But maybe pressure can make Jo`Anna see How everybody could a live as one Gimme hope, Jo`Anna Hope Jo`Anna Gimme hope, Jo`Anna `Fore the morning come Gimme hope, Jo`Anna Hope Jo`Anna Hope before the morning come I hear she makes all the golden money To buy new weapons, any shape of guns While every mother in black Soweto fears The killing of another son Sneakin` across all the neighbour`s borders Now and again having little fun She doesn`t care if the fun and games she play Is dang`rous to ev`ryone Gimme hope � She`s got supporters in high up places Who turn their heads to thew city sun Jo`Anna give them the fancy money Oh, to tempt anyone who`d come She even knows how to swing opinion In every magazines and the journals For every bad move that this Jo`Anna makes They got a good explanation Gimme hope � Even the preacher who works for jesus The archbishop who`s a peaceful man Together say that the freedom fighters Will overcome the very strong I wanna know if you`re blind Jo`Anna I wanna hear the sound of drums Can`t you see that the tide is turning Oh don`t make me wait `til the morning come