From Chicago to Miami 
Shout New York, shout LA 
Today we take the White House 
And paint it poor man’s gray 
From London to Damascus 
Cry Freetown in Marseilles 
Today we take the blue sky 
And paint it poor man’s gray 
My mama she done told me 
There’s heart and then there’s hate 
If one of them is inside of you 
The other one it ain’t 
From the alleys on the East side 
Where the train it throws the weight 
Brother take that cheeky smile 
And paint it poor man’s gray 
From Berlin to Havana 
From Beijing to Bombay 
Today we take the blue sky 
And paint it poor man’s gray