Mother, mother, there´s too many of you crying 
Brother, brother, brother, there´s far too many of you dying 
You know we´ver got to find a way 
To bring some lovin´ here today, hey 

Father, father, we don´t need to escalate 
War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate 
You know we´ve got to find a way 
To bring some lovin´ here today 

CHORUS #1: 
Picket lines and picket signs 
Don´t punish me with brutality 
Talk to me, so you can see 
Oh what´s going on, what´s going on 
Yeah, what´s going on, ah, what´s going on 
Ahhh.... 

Mother, mother, everybody thinks we´re wrong 
Ah but who are they to judge us 
Simply ´cos our hair is long 
Ah you know we´ver got to find a way 
To brind some understanding here today 

CHORUS #2: 
Picket lines and picket signs 
Don´t punish me with brutality 
Talk to me, so you can see 
What´s going on, yeah what´s going on 
Tell me what´s going on, I´ll tell you what´s going on