Woe

To deprive the poor of their rights

And withhold justice from the people

I say woe

I say woe

They acquit the guilty for a bribe

Condemning innocence without a reason

I say woe

Woe, woe

Woe to those who make an unjust law

Woe, woe

Woe to those who make an unjust law

Woe, woe

Woe to those who make an unjust law

Woe, woe

Woe to those who make an unjust law

To crush the prisoner underfoot

And stop theirs ears to their afflictions

I say woe

I say woe

Tie them up with burdens to bear

And they will not lift it with a finger

I say woe, woe, woe

Woe, woe

Woe to those who make an unjust law

Woe, woe

Woe to those who make an unjust law

Woe, woe

Woe to those who make an unjust law

Woe, woe

Woe to those who make an unjust law