Category: Government & Politics
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Yankee Doodle
by the West Seattle Peace Group additional verses by Kay Thode tune: Yankee Doodle Dandy Yankee Doodle wants to know Everything you're doing: The books you check out, what you buy, The web sites you are…
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We’re Watching, Obama
by Jo-Hanna Read tune “She Loves You”, Beatles We’re watching, O-ba-ma, We’re waiting, O-ba-ma, We’re hoping O-ba-a-ma. Although we wanted you, We weren’t sure you could win, Until John lost his mind And selected Pa-a-lin. Now…
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Welfare Clock
by Kay Thode Rap The clock is tickin’ day by day, Thanks to “reform” welfare’s going away. Who cares if you’re hungry Or can’t pay the rent? Jobs are the answer Said the President…Clinton, that is.…
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Voting Song
by Karen Schneider-Chen et al tune: Addams Family Theme Chorus: Get out and vote! (snap, snap) Get out and vote! (snap, snap) Get out and vote! Get out and vote! Get out and vote! (snap, snap)…
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Voter’s Lament
by Kay Thode tune: St. James Infirmary Oh, I went to the poll booth And what did I see But a ballot so peculiar That it puzzled me. I punched out the holes As best as…
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Torture Song
tune: Where Have All the Flowers Gone by Kay Thode Torture was the “in thing” then, No habeas corpus, Waterboarding, shocks and sha-ame Rendition, too. Where has our democracy gone? Smashed by our last president. Why…
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Three Raging Grannies
by Monica Zucker tune: Three Little Maids from School To be sung by three sopranos very delicately. Three Raging Grannies singing gently Try not to act too temperament’ly But we know a hundred percently Nothing is…
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Theocracy
by Monica Zucker tune: I’ve Got Rhythm Got religion! True religion! We’ve got our man— Who could ask for anything more! Don’t love neighbors. Don’t heal sick folks. Don’t help poor folks— Don’t ask for anything…
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The System
tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean The bosses get millions in bonus. The workers get minimum wage. It’s time for a different system— Let’s write a bra-and new page. They’ve downsized the wages, not profits.…
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The Brothers Koch
tune: Coke ad We want to hear the whole world sing In perfect harmony: Let corporations billions spend. Proclaim our majesty! We’ll buy the Congress and the states. The Court has set us free. Destroy the…