Something must be done right away

that much we know

but of course it's too soon to act

but of course it's too late in the day

oh we know

we know that we're really rather well off

and that we'll go on like this

and that it's not much use anyway

oh we know

we know that we are to blame

and that it's not our fault if we are to blame

and that we're to blame for the fact that it's not our fault

and that we're fed up with it

oh we know

and that maybe it would be a good idea to keep our mouths shut

and that we won't keep our mouths shut all the same

oh we know

oh we know

and we also know that we can't help anybody really

and that nobody really can help us

oh we know

and that we're extremely gifted and brilliant

and free to choose between nothing and naught

and that we must analyze this problem very carefully

and that we take two lumps of sugar in our tea

oh we know

we know all about oppression

and that we are very much againstit

and that cigarettes have gone up again

oh we know

we know very well that the nation is heading for real trouble

and that our forecasts have usually been dead right

and that they are not of any use

and that all this is just talk

oh we know

that it's just not good enough to live things down

and that we are going to live them down all the same

oh we know oh we know

that there is nothing new in all this

and that life is wonderful

and that's all there is to it

oh we know all this perfectly well

and that we know all this perfectly well

oh we know that too

oh we know it

oh we know