You woke up this morning, gave yourself a hug
Mama says you are her precious little bug
She said, “You’re one in a million, you’re born to really shine
And you were born under the right sign with the true faith in your mind”
You woke up this morning to a stalwart song
Your papa always told you what’s RIGHT, what’s wrong
And you’re feeling good, baby, you believe you’re feeling fine
Born wearing a white skin and privilege in your spine
Well, you woke up this morn, the world’s turned upside down
Thing’s ain’t been the same since the Libs walked into town
But you’re one of the listless, you’re just the redneck kind
Born on the track’s “right” side with a hate that makes you blind
When you woke up this morning everything you had was gone
By half past ten your head was going ding-dong
Ringing like a bell from your head down to your toes
Like a voice telling you there is something you oppose
Before you were flying but today you’re so low
Ain’t it times like these that make you wonder if you’ll ever know
The meaning of things as they appear to the others
Queers, women, Muslims, the Jews and coloreds
Don’t you wish all remained the same, wish you needn’t think
Beyond the next paycheck and the next little drink
But, you can’t just get make your Eden go on
‘Cos when you woke up this morning everything you loved was gone
When you woke up this morning, when you woke up this morning
When you woke up this morning, mama said you’re her favorite one
When you woke up this morning, when you woke up this morning
When you woke up this morning, you got yourself a gun
You’ll give them Woke!
