Now look alive you fellows fine
And listen to this song
And hear of timeturn freedom bells
Through dungeons dark and strong
Blossoms that once bloomed so fair
Are faded soon and gone
And beacon fires once burnin' bright
Grow colder one by one
Seasons are for changin' tho'
All order be disturbed
Just so as there is a mean mean hand
Gotta hold upon this world

Jigsaw ways of walls and wire
Feed fear now far and wide
From North and South the darkest mass
Of men are bound to rise
They'll heave upon the draglines of
All weak and withrin' minds
Whose work is all for none but they
Whose aim is to divide
Now turnin' turnin' and
Turn again and let it all be heard
Just so as there is a mean mean hand
Gotta hold upon this world

You murderers of nations now
Bring number to your days
Your grip will not be held too long
As time winds down the day
All this life's a circle and
The wheel's turned again
Your wrecker's light is dimming fast
It shines its hollow haze
Silver singin' waters
Are now risin' rivers stirred
Just so as there is a mean mean hand
Gotta hold upon this world