Indoda ihamba ngomzila wesitimela
Uya endaweni ethile, akukho ukubuya emuva
I-chopper ye-Highway Patrol iyeza phezu komgwaqo
Indoda ilele ngasemlilweni womlilo ngaphansi kwebhuloho
Ulayini wokukhosela unwebeka ekhoneni
Siyakwamukela ku-New World Order
Imindeni ilele ezimotweni zayo eningizimu-ntshonalanga
Akukho msebenzi, akukho khaya, akukho ukuthula, akukho ukuphumula, akukho UKUPHUMULA!
Futhi umgwaqo omkhulu uyaphila kulobubusuku
Akekho umuntu oyisiwula 'akekho umuntu lapho eya khona
Ngihlezi lapha phansi elayinini lomlilo
Sesha isipoki sikaTom Joad
Ukhipha incwadi yakhe yomthandazo esikhwameni sokulala
Umshumayeli ukhanyisa isinqe bese edonsa
Ulindele isikhathi lapho abokugcina beyoba ngabokuqala futhi abokuqala bayakuba
ube ngowokugcina
Ebhokisini lekhadibhodi 'ngaphansi kwendawo engaphansi
Ngethikithi lokuya ezweni lesethembiso
Ngembobo esiswini sakho kanye nesibhamu esandleni sakho
Bheka umcamelo wedwala eliqinile
Bathin' emiseleni yamanzi yasemadolobheni
Futhi umgwaqo omkhulu uyaphila kulobubusuku
Akekho umuntu oyisiwula 'akekho umuntu lapho eya khona
Ngizihlalele phansi lapha esibani somlilo
Ngomoya kaTom Joad omdala
IGuitar Solo
Manje uTom Wathi; โMa, noma nini lapho ubona iphoyisa lishaya umuntu
Nomaphi lapho kukhala khona umntwana ozelwe elambile
Nomaphi lapho kuliwa khona igazi nenzondo esemoyeni
Ngifune ma'
ngizoba khona
Nomaphi lapho abantu bezama ukuthola indawo yokuma
Ngomsebenzi ohloniphekile noma isandla sokusiza
Nomaphi lapho umuntu ezabalaza 'ukukhululeka
Bheka emehlweni abo ma,
Uzongibona! (phinda izikhathi ezingu-8)
Futhi umgwaqo omkhulu uyaphila kulobubusuku
akekho umuntu oyisilima 'akekho lapho eya khona
Ngizihlalele phansi lapha esibani somlilo
Ngomoya kaTom Joad.