Some are pushing hard
Some are holding back
You know it's a shame, the way some people act
You see the President said, "We will overcome"
But we got to keep pushing one
Until the work is done

It's been a change
It's been a change
It's been a change
This old world is made a change

There's one thing
That I want you to know
Things that has been
Won't be no more
It may be later
It may be soon
One of these days
There'll be a man on the moon

I tell ya, it's been a change
It's been a change
It's been a change
This old world is made a change

You young people
You better stay in school
Study real hard
And obey the rules
You may be young
And you may be able
But without a education
You can't get common labor

It's been a change
It's been a change
It's been a change

This old world
This old world
This old world is made a change