[Spoken recording of New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin]
Now get off your asses and do something, and let's fix the biggest goddamn crisis in the history of this country

[Verse 1: Chuck D]
What's goin' on?
When all them guns is drawn
Here's a memo, remember
There's a few wars goin' on
A couple overseas
And on my front lawn
When common sense was common
And now it's all gone
What's goin' on?
And that's goin' on
And what's goin' on?
And that's goin' on
And what's goin' on?
And that's goin' on
And that's goin' on
And that's goin' on

[Chorus: Chuck D]
What's goin' on?
And that's goin' on
What's goin' on?
And that's goin' on
What's goin' on?
What's goin' on?
What's goin' on?
[Verse 2: Chuck D]
No Child Left Behind, what you think we all blind?
Well, even the blind coulda seen a aftermath of Katrina
New bounded bounded right here like it's Congo Square
82% of Americans don't go nowhere

[Verse 3: Chuck D]
Now now since this dumbass talk about stitchin'
With crimes alright what's left is bitchin'
Now you can call this hate, might be for radio stations
TV news, and all them one sided views
Self-economics enforcement
And education is what we need
But all the people still waitin'
I ain't no Quidditch is bigger
And no I didn't say bitter
I don't care what year it is
Don't call me no n***a

[Chorus: Chuck D]
What's goin' on?
And that's goin' on
And what's goin' on?
And that's goin' on
And what's goin' on?
And that's goin' on
And that's goin' on
And that's goin' on