Wake Up Everybody Songtext
von Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Wake up everybody no more sleepin in bed
No more backward thinkin time for thinkin ahead
The world has changed so very much
From what it used to be so
There is so much hatred war an′ poverty

Wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way
Maybe then they'll listen to whatcha have to say
Cause they′re the ones who's coming up and the world is in their hands
When you teach the children teach em the very best you can

The world won't get no better if we just let it be
The world won′t get no better we gotta change it yeah, just you and me

Wake up all the doctors make the ol′ people well
They're the ones who suffer an′ who catch all the hell
But they don't have so very long before the Judgement Day
So won′tcha make them happy before they pass away

Wake up all the builders time to build a new land
I know we can do it if we all lend a hand
The only thing we have to do is put it in our mind
Surely things will work out they do it every time


The world won't get no better if we just let it be
The world won′t get no better
We gotta change it yeah, just you and me (yeah, yeah)

Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) just you and me
Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) can't do it alone
Need some help, y'all (y′all)
Can′t do it alone (can't do it alone)
Yeah (yeah)

Wake up, everybody
Wake up, everybody
Need a little help, y′all (yes I do)
Need a little help (say it, boy)
Need some help, y'all (uh-huh)
To change the world
From what it used to be

Can′t do it alone
Can't do it alone
Need some help, yeah
Need some help, yeah


Wake up, everybody
Get up, get up
Get up, get up
Wake up, come on, come on

Wake up, everybody
Teach a new way
Maybe then they′ll listen
To what you have to say

Wake up, everybody
No more sleepin' in bed
No more backward thinkin'
Time for thinkin′ ahead
Come on

Wake up, everybody
I′m talking about the dope pusher
Stop pushin' that dope
Dope users
Stop usin′ the dope

Wake up, yeah

False lyin'
False preachin′
False teachin'
Wake up, y′all
Come on

You preachers
Start preachin' what you teach
Teach the truth
Wake up, preachers

All liars (all liars)
Politicians
Stop lyin' (stop lyin′)

Why don′t somebody
Help the poor people
Help the babies

You businessmen
Start treatin' (start treatin′)
Start treatin' (start treatin′)
Start treatin' (start treatin′)

Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Yeah, yeah

Ain't don't matter
What race, creed or color
Everybody we need each other

Wake up, everybody
Well, you see
We need
Wake up, everybody

We need
No more sleepin′ in bed
No more backward thinkin′
Time for thinkin' ahead

Wake up, all you teachers
Time to teach a new way
They′re the ones that suffer
Each and everyday

Teach the children
Teach the babies
Teach the children
Teach the babies
Teach the children

They are the ones who's coming out