I have known this preacher-man
For a long time, he was a good man
I have known this judge
For a long time, he was a good man
I have known this teacher
For a long time, he was a good man too
But because of the drugs
They've been taking secretly
Them are in loony houses today
We cannot stand aside and look
While the nation is going down the drain
We cannot stand aside and look
While the nation is going down the drain
Up with hope, down with dope
Up with hope, down with dope
Up with hope, down with dope
(..)
We cannot stand aside and look
While the nation is going down the drain
We really, really cannot stand aside and look
While the nation is going down the drain, oh yo
I am telling you now
Cocaine, no good for you
Liquor, no good for you
You go sniffing them glue
No good for you
They give it to you and say
It's the sense of knowledge
But I know, I've been around for a while
I cannot stand aside and look
While the nation is going down the drain
I say, I cannot stand aside and look
While the nation is going down the drain
Oh, yo, yo, yo
Up with hope, down with dope
Up with hope, down with dope
Up with hope, down with dope
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