[Verse 1]
Request the honor of your presence
The tear gas has blown away
Put down your crumpets and your coffee now
So unfashionably late

[Pre-Chorus]
Little brother, little sister, underwater we go
Out of our ordinary selves, steppin' out to where the people sing

[Chorus]
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the people sing
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the times are good
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the people sing
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the times are good

[Verse 2]
You'll say I'm actin' like a beggar
Well, I call it killin' the fool
You carry more baggage than a momma's boy
On your first day of school, say

[Pre-Chorus]
Little brother, little sister, underwater we go
Out of our ordinary selves, steppin' out to where the people sing
[Chorus]
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the people sing
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the times are good
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the people sing
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the times are good

[Bridge]
Let go of the light of the TV, drop the hands
The chains that bind me, turn it all around
Stop, lift you up 'n die to self (Stop)
In a time when the left and the right's the same
When it's all blurred vision in a crazy haze
Let's send out the invitations (Let's send out the invitations)

[Chorus]
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the people sing
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the times are good
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the people sing
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the times are good

[Outro]
(You say I'm actin' like a beggar)
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, let me hear you sing
(I call it killin' the fool)
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, and the times are good
(To save your life, you gotta lose it)
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, so the people sing
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo