Category: Human & Civil Rights
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White Privilege
by the Bellingham Grannies tune: Oh, What a Beautiful Morning Chorus: Oh, What a beautiful morning! Oh, what a beautiful day. I’ve got a beautiful feeling Everything’s going my way. When I walk through a store…
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When He Was a Lad
by Monica Zucker tune: from Pinafore, Gilbert & Sullivan (Solo) When he was a lad of twenty-three He said Ma, I’m gay, and I gotta be me. She said, son, you’re the apple of my eye—…
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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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War Is Peace
from the Pennsylvania Grannies tune: Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue War is peace, peace is war. The truth is what we’re longing for. Does anybody know--the truth? Nine-Eleven’s the excuse For all kinds of civil…
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There’s No Business Like Clothes Business
by Shirley Morrison tune: There’s No Business Like Show Business There’s no business like clothes business, The best business we know. New clothes are so hip and sexy! Throw out last year’s wardrobe, toss it all!…
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There’s a Rental in This Town
tune: There's a Tavern in the Town There’s a rental in this town, in this town, And there my fam’ly settled down, settled do-o-own. We ate and slept and played there every day, And paid our…
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The Wall (Palestine)
by Monica Zucker tune: My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean The wall between village and orchard KEEPS us from OUR olive trees. It's massive and huge and it's frightening. It's built on our land that they…
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The Bells Are Ringing
Tune: For Me and My Gal The BELLS are RINGing for LESbian gals It’s time to FESS up They’re MORE than just PALS. World oPINion is SHOWing, It’s a MOVEment that’s GROWing, PolliTIcians are KNOWing It’s…
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The Battle Hymn of Women
by Meredith Tax, Rise Up Singing tune: The Battle Hymn of the Republic Mine eyes have seen the glory of the flame of women’s rage Kept smoldering for centuries, now burning in this age. No longer…
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The Bad Old Days
from the Raging Grannies Songbook tune: Ode to Joy We’re the women who did the work so men could get the credit. We said leave it all to us and wished we’d never said it. Leave…