How long is gonna take do you know - I don't know How you gonna stop the people out on the make - I don't know How you gonna stop outsiders mixing with you - I don't know Where you gonna march to next showing people you blues - I don't know POOR MISTREATED KIDS WITH THEIR GOVERNMENTS GRANTS WEARING THREADBARE SHIRTS AND FADED PANTS POOR MISTREATED KIDS WITH THEIR WORN-OUT SHOES ALWAYS MARCHING WHINING OUT THEIR BLUES...I DON'T KNOW Are you making sure you're getting everything cheap - I don't know Some og you march and the others follow like sheep - I don't know You're taking a communist path but it wont last long - I don't know When you get a well paid job you'll sing a different song - I don't know They want it easy right form the start don't you! - I don't know Count themselves as a higher race apart - I don't know You're getting more than the normal kids with their fees - I don't know But you still ask for more on your bended knees - I don't know