Yes We Can ​will.i.am (Ft. Barack Obama)

* all of Barack Obama's lyrics are sampled from a campaign speech in the 2008 NH primary
* Barack Obama and will.i.am's vocals frequently and purposefully overlap throughout

[Verse 1: will.i.am and friends singing, Barack Obama speaking]
It was a creed, written into the founding documents
That declared the destiny, of a nation - yes we can
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists
As they blazed a trail toward freedom - yes we can, yes we can
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores
And pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness
Oh, yes we can, it was the call of workers who organized
Women who reached for the ballots
A President who chose the moon as our new frontier, and a King who took us to the mountaintop
And pointed the way to the Promised Land, yes we can to justice, and equality

[Hook: Various Artists]
Yes we can, yes we can, yes we can, yes we can
Yes we can, yes we can, yes we can, yes we can
Yes we can - ohhhh! We can... (Yes we can!)
Yes we can - ohhhh! We can...

[Verse 2: will.i.am and friends singing, Barack Obama speaking]
Yes we can, to opportunity and prosperity
Yes we can, to opportunity and prosperity
Yes we can heal this nation (Heal this nation!)
Yes we can repair this world (Repair this world!)
Yes we can