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Everything we've sung at lately.
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The Family Jewels
tune: Oh, What a Beautiful Morning Edmonton Grannies Watch out for those blobs in the water. Polluting in spite of the rules. They’re not just a hazard to nature— They’re threatening the family jewels. When so…
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Clearcut
tune: Take Me Out to the Ball Game The Raging Grannies Songbook, 1993 Take me out to the clear-cut, We’ll picnic on a few stumps. I want you to know I’m a tree-farming nut Who thinks…
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WTO Affair
tune: My Sweet Little Alice Blue Gown by Kay Thode In my sweet little Alice Blue gown, I tripped blithely down into the town. There were cops everywhere, A WTO affair, And on every street corner,…
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WTO Rap
by Kay Thode The World Trade Organization Supersedes the laws of all the nations. Trade is the answer, profit is the king. To heck with human right, they don’t mean a thing. Unelected corporate bosses make…
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Roll Out the (Pork) Barrel
tune: Roll Out the Barrel Canadian Grannies Roll out the barrel, roll out the barrel of pork! Contractors welcome! Grab yourselves a giant fork! Billions are waiting, Pentagon-given to you! Come feed off the people’s money,…
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No Taxes for the Stadium
by Kay Thode No taxes for the stadium, the stadium, the stadium, No taxes for the stadium, We simply will not pay. Housing for the homeless, the homeless, the homeless, Housing for the homeless, Not welfare…
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A “Newt” Deal
tune: Away in a Manger by Kay Thode Away in DC, no crib for a bed,All the poor and the homeless lay down their cold heads.The stars in the Congress look down where they layAnd say:…
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Jingle Bells (on corporate welfare)
by Kay Thode Jingle bells, ring a ding, We are catching on, How this corporate welfare works It’s not a pleasant song. Chorus: Oh, jingle bells, ring a ding, We are catching on, How this corporate…
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Gaggle Against FTAA (Free Trade of the Americas)
tune: Side by Side The Raging Grannies Songbook, 1993, adapted by Kay Thode Oh, we're a gaggle of Grannies, Urging you off of your fannies, We're raising our voice, We want a new choice, No FTAA.…
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East Timor Independence (May 2002)
tune: It's a Grand Old Flag Monica Zucker Hooray for East Timor, Worth strug-gling for-- May you prosper, may justice prevail! Independence will bring Good reason to sing. Freedom and peace now we hail! Our hearts…