Set them free
Set them free
Set them free
Set them free
Earlier this morning while reading my newspaper
Something got me all disturbed
I'm a-reading about Soweto
I'm a-reading about the Shopper Massacre
Now you can fool some people some of the time
But you can't fool all the people all of the time
Those who invest in bothers' regime
Yes, they are living the apartheid dream
Set them free
Set them free
Set them free
Set them free
Boy, sing it with me now
Mmm
Mmm
Mmm
Mmm
Hey
Wouldn't it be nice if we could solve this out, love
Peacefully
Go down in arms with arms
We'll have to fight this little struggle till
Every, every, mister, mister always says





Not a single one is free
And now the people of South Africa
Who suffer and lose their lives
They're standing up now for their rights
They're fighting back
Set them free
Can't you hear the children crying?
Free
Set them free
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Set them free
Can't you hear the children crying?
Free
Set them free
Set them free
Set them free
Can't you hear the children crying?
governments all over this world it's time you show us just where you stand
can't forever go on blaming lord one man and every day you're still shaking his hand
sanctions suggested by many to help what is the good of that
when you still go on trading every day behind the world's back
can't you hear the children crying
can't you hear the children crying
can't you hear the children crying
can't you hear the children crying