Don't you know They're talkin' bout a revolution It sounds like a whisper Don't you know They're talkin' about a revolution It sounds like a whisper While they're standing in the welfare lines Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation Wasting time in the unemployment lines Sitting around waiting for a promotion Don't you know They're talkin' bout a revolution It sounds like a whisper Poor people gonna rise up And get their share Poor people gonna rise up And take what's theirs Don't you know You better run, run, run Oh I said you better Run, run, run Finally the tables are starting to turn Talkin' bout a revolution Finally the tables are starting to turn Talkin' bout a revolution Talkin' bout a revolution While they're standing in the welfare lines Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation Wasting time in the unemployment lines Sitting around waiting for a promotion Don't you know They're talkin' bout a revolution It sounds like a whisper Finally the tables are starting to turn Talkin' bout a revolution Finally the tables are starting to turn Talkin' bout a revolution Talkin' bout a revolution Talkin' bout a revolution Poor people gonna rise up