The Ills

Mayer Hawthorne

Woo Hoo 
A baby’s born 
The father’s gone 
Can’t live with what he’s done 
You know now mama’s torn 
She can’t afford 
To raise her son 

You know the ills of this world they can get you down 
You know the ills of this world they can get you down 
But then you get back up 

Way down in New Orleans 
The city screams 
They’ve gone black and white 
And when the levy’s broke 
Woo hoo the city float 
And people lost their lives 
You know they needed aid 
They hoped and prayed 
But it was just too late 
And now the family’s cried 
They know inside 
Doesn’t have to be that way 

You know the ills of this world they can get you down 
You know the ills of this world they can get you down 
But then you get back up 

You know the ills of this world they can get you down 
You know the ills of this world they can get you down 
But then you get back up