Wooh... G5 C5 F5 C5 G5 A baby's born C5 The father's gone F5 C5 Can't live with what he's done G5 You know now mama's torn C5 She can't afford F5 C5 To raise her son E5 G5 C5 You know the ills of this world they can get you down E5 G5 C5 You know the ills of this world they can get you down G5 C5 F5 C5 But then you get back up GCFC G5 Way down in New Orleans C5 The city screams F5 C5 They've gone black and white G5 And when the levy's broke C5 (Woo hoo) the city float F5 C5 And people lost their lives G5 You know they needed aid C5 They hoped and prayed F5 C5 But it was just too late G5 And now the family's cried C5 They know inside F5 C5 Doesn't have to be that way E5 G5 C5 You know the ills of this world they can get you down E5 G5 C5 You know the ills of this world they can get you down G5 C5 F5 C5 But then you get back up GCFC E5 G5 C5 You know the ills of this world they can get you down E5 G5 C5 You know the ills of this world they can get you down G5 C5 F5 C5 But then you get back up