Cheer up my brothers, cheer up my sisters
Cheer up my momma too, lord
Cheer up my father, let me say
I know it won't be long
That change has got to come
That change has got to come
And I know that it won't be long
We've been down in captivity so long, so long
If we unite then we will be free
so strong, so strong, come I want you to
Cheer up my my sisters
let me say
Cheer up my my my momma too, lord
Cheer up my father
Let me say, we've been down in captivity
so long, so long
We unite we will be free
so strong, so strong
Cheer up my my my my my my brother
cheer up my sisters
my momma too lord
my father
And I, I, I