Whats Going On Down There
Malvina Reynolds
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G C G C G [Verse]C G Nobody knows aboutAm Nobody knows aboutEm What's goin' on down thereC G Who's gonna tell aboutAm Who's gonna tell aboutEm What's goin' on down thereA They dragged the Mississippi for the three lost menAm They came up with other guys, eight, nine, tenB Em G And threw them back again, OhC G Nobody knows aboutAm Nobody knows aboutEm What's goin' on down thereC G Who's gonna tell aboutAm Who's gonna tell aboutEm What's goin' on down thereA You try to register like the constitution saidAm They take away your job and they take away your bread;B Em G You might as well be dead, OhC G Nobody knows aboutContinues after the adAm Nobody knows aboutEm What's goin' on down thereC G Who's gonna tell aboutAm Who's gonna tell aboutEm What's goin' on down thereA They throw you into jail all covered with bloodAm F.B.I. man won't do you any good;B Em G He also wears the hood, OhC G Nobody knows aboutAm Nobody knows aboutEm What's goin' on down thereC G Who's gonna tell aboutAm Who's gonna tell aboutEm What's goin' on down thereA You stand up like a man and they cut you in twoAm The killer goes to trial, but what good does it do?B Em G He's on the jury, too, OhC G Nobody knows aboutAm Nobody knows aboutEm What's goin' on down thereC G Who's gonna tell aboutAm Who's gonna tell aboutEm What's goin' on down thereA The newspaper pages have nothing to sayAm They either tell lies or they hide it all awayB Em G Day after day after day, OhC G Nobody knows aboutAm Nobody knows aboutEm What's goin' on down thereC G Who's gonna tell aboutAm Who's gonna tell aboutEm What's goin' on down thereA We sing you this song so you know what's trueAm And you've got to take the story everywhere you goB Em G Because it's up to you, OhC G Nobody knows aboutAm Nobody knows aboutEm What's goin' on down thereC G Who's gonna tell aboutAm Who's gonna tell aboutEm What's goin' on down thereC G What's goin' on down there