"Give Peace a Chance" (1969)

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]

Everybody's talking about

Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism

This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism

[Chorus]

All we are saying is give peace a chance

All we are saying is give peace a chance

[Verse 2]

(Come on)

Everybody's talking about

Minister, Sinister, Banisters and Canisters

Bishops, Fishops, Rabbis, and Pop Eyes, Bye bye, Bye byes

[Chorus]

All we are saying is give peace a chance

All we are saying is give peace a chance

[Verse 3]

(Let me tell you now)

Everybody's talking about

Revolution, Evolution, Masturbation, Flagellation, Regulation

Integrations, mediations, United Nations, congratulations

[Chorus]

All we are saying is give peace a chance

All we are saying is give peace a chance

[Verse 4]

Everybody's talking about

John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary

Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper

Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Hare Krishna

Hare Hare Krishna

[Chorus]

All we are saying is give peace a chance

All we are saying is give peace a chance

This song creates a very freedom march like atmosphere, with the heavy beat of feet and hand along with roomful of singing voices for the chorus. It puts out that people are always talking about labels, practices, names, and other things which cloud people's minds with biases and ill-will. What they need to do is stop speaking for a second and hear the only thing that Lennon and other people like him are putting out there: "give peace a chance." In other words, stop talking about all this junk that turns people against each other and start talking about what could bring us all together.