[Intro]
"What's Going On," gentlemen
One, one, one, one, one, two, three, four

[Verse 1]
Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today

[Verse 2]
Father, father
We don't need to escalate
War is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today

[Chorus]
Picket lines, picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me, so you can see
Oh, what's going on
Yeah, what's going on
Tell me what's going on
I'll tell you what's going on
[Post-Chorus]
Woo, hoo, hoo hoo hoo
Ah yah yah, yah yah, yah yah yah yah, woo
Doo-doo, doodiloodoodoo
Ah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah yah
Doo-pi-dup, we-bi-pi-dup
Diddly-diddly-di-di-di

[Verse 3]
Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong, ah, yes they do
I wanna know, who are they to judge us
Simply because our hair is long
You know we've got to find a way
To bring more lovin' here today
Oh

[Chorus]
Picket lines, picket signs
Don't punish me, with brutality
But talk to me
You can see
Oh, what's going on
Woo, hoo
Tell me what's going on
Ah, woo
[Post-Chorus]
Woo, hoo hoo
Wee-di-dee, dee-dee-dee
Wee-di-di-dee, dee-dee
Woo, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

[Outro]
Good night, ladies and gentlemen
God bless you all

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye, let's have a big round of applause for Mr. Marvin Gaye
Would you do that?
Marvin Gaye returns to Washington
Marvin Gaye, wow