Category: Human & Civil Rights
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Groped by the TSA
by Laurie Rostholder Tune: Crawdad Song We were groped by the TSA, honey, honey, We were groped by the TSA, dear dear, We were groped by the TSA First the front and then the rear Do…
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Getting Together
by the Canadian Grannies, adapted tune: I'm Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover What's been preventing The world from getting Together as friend to friend? Could it be language? We'll learn to translate. Might be religion-- No…
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Gay Pride Comes to Town
tune: When Johnny Comes Marching Home Let’s sing out for our citizens. Hip, hip, hurray! For every sexuality Both straight and gay. It is just fine for us to see And celebrate diversity. (pause) And we’ll…
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Gaggle Against Hate
tune: Side by Side Oh, we're a gaggle of Grannies Urging you off of your fannies. We're raising our voice-- We want a new choice-- NO MORE HATE! Discrimination unending, Promises that're still pending. To each…
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Gaggle Against Greed
tune: Side by Side Oh, we’re a gaggle of Grannies, Urging you off of your fannies, We’re raising our voice We want a new choice— NO MORE GREED! With the starving wages they’re paying To workers…
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Gaggle Against Cuts
by Laurie Rostholder tune: Side by Side Oh, we’re a gaggle of Grannies, Urging you off of your fannies, We’re raising our voice We want a new choice— NO MORE CUTS! With all the money they’re…
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Gaggle Against Caps
The Raging Grannies Songbook, 1993, adapted by Kay Thode tune: Side by Side Oh, we’re a gaggle of Grannies, Urging you off of your fannies, We’re raising our voice, we want a new choice, REMOVE WELFARE…
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Profiling Opera
by Monica Zucker tune: Mack the Knife Oh, police have perfect vision To distinguish wrong from right. Their decisions are made easy— It’s like telling black from white. Oh, the drug war gives incentive For a…
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Dreaming
by Monica Zucker tune: White Christmas I’m dreaming of a white country, Just like the fairy tales we knew, Where the whole world’s Christian, And children listen, And do what you tell them to. I’m dreaming…
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Doo Dah – Immigrants
tune: Camptown Racetrack We’re the Raging Grannies Joinin’ the fight,. Doo dah, doo dah. Singin’ out For immigrants’ rights All the doo dah day! Gonna rage and roar! Gonna sing out loud! Singin’ for the rights…