Wooh... 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 GCFC 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 GCFC 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