Set them freeSet them freeSet them freeSet them freeEarlier this morning while reading my newspaperSomething got me all disturbedI'm a-reading about SowetoI'm a-reading about the Shopper MassacreNow you can fool some people some of the timeBut you can't fool all the people all of the timeThose who invest in bothers' regimeYes, they are living the apartheid dreamSet them freeSet them freeSet them freeSet them freeBoy, sing it with me nowMmmMmmMmmMmmHeyWouldn't it be nice if we could solve this out, lovePeacefullyGo down in arms with armsWe'll have to fight this little struggle tillEvery, every, mister, mister always saysNot a single one is freeAnd now the people of South AfricaWho suffer and lose their livesThey're standing up now for their rightsThey're fighting backSet them freeCan't you hear the children crying?FreeSet them freeCome on, come on, come on, come onSet them freeCan't you hear the children crying?FreeSet them freeSet them freeSet them freeCan't you hear the children crying?governments all over this world it's time you show us just where you standcan't forever go on blaming lord one man and every day you're still shaking his handsanctions suggested by many to help what is the good of thatwhen you still go on trading every day behind the world's backcan't you hear the children cryingcan't you hear the children cryingcan't you hear the children cryingcan't you hear the children crying