Marvin Gaye – What's Going On lyrics

(Men talking and chattering)

Mother, mother, there's too many of you crying.
Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you dying.
You know we got to find a way to bring some loving here today.
Hey.
Father, father, we don't need to escalate.
You see, war is not the answer for only love can conquer hate.
You know we got to find a way to bring some loving here today. Oh. (Oh)

Picket signs (Sister) on picket lines. (Sister)
Don't punish me (Sister) with brutality. (Sister)
So talk to me (Sister) so you can see (Sister)
Oh, what's going on. (What's going on)
What's going on. (What's going on)
Hey, what's going on. (What's going on)
Ah, what's going on. (What's going on)
Ah, ay, ay, ay.

(Men talking and chattering)

Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi.
Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi.
Doo, doo, di, doo. Di, doo, doo, doo, di, doo, doo, doo.
Doo, doo, di, doo, doo, doo. Doo, da, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.

Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong.
Oh, but who are they to judge us simply because our hair is long.
You know we got to find a way to bring some understanding here today.
Hey.

Picket signs (Brother) on picket lines. (Brother)
Don't punish me (Brother) with brutality. (Brother)
Come on, talk to me (Brother) so you can see (Brother)
Oh, oh, what's going on. (What's going on)
Yeah, what's going on. (What's going on)
Tell me what's going on. (What's going on)
I'll tell you what's going on. (What's going on)
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh.

(Men talking and chattering)

Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi.
Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi.
(Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi.)
Doo, doo, di, doo. Di, doo, doo, doo, di, doo, doo, doo.
Doo, doo, di, doo, doo, doo. Doo, da, ah, ah, ah, ah.
Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi.
Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi.
(Ay, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi.)