Lyrics
I have know this preachermanFor a long time, he was a good manI have known this judgeFor a long time, he was a good manI have known this teacherFor a long time, he was a good man tooBut because of the drugsThey’ve been taking secretlyThem are in loony houses today
We cannot stand aside and lookWhile the nation is going down the drainWhile the nation is going down the drain
Up with hope, down with dopeUp with hope, down with dopeUp with hope, down with dopeWe cannot stand aside and lookWhile the nation is going down the drain.We really, really cannot stand aside and look while the nation is going down the drainOh Yo
I am telling you nowCocaine, no good for youLiquor, no good for youYou go sniffling them glueNo good for youThey give it to you and say it’s the sense of knowledge
But I known I’ve been aroundFor a while
I cannot stand asideAnd look while the nationAnd look while the nationIs going down the drainOh yo yo yo
Up with hope, down with dope