Category: Women
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Peace, Peace (against gender violence)
Peace, peace, peace, peace, Gender vi-o-lence must cease. We must learn to live together. Peace, peace, peace. Peace, peace, peace, peace, We're smart and strong and we are free. We will act in unity. Peace, peace,…
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Cycle of Abuse- 2
further adapted by Laurie Rostholder tune: Darling Clementine There’s a cycle, there’s a cycle, there’s a cycle of abuse, Guns and beatings, harsh mistreatings, There’s a cycle of abuse. We must break it, break this cycle…
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You Don’t Own Me
by Jo-Hanna Read tune: by Lesley Gore You don’t own me, You can’t treat me like I’m a toy. You don’t own me, You can’t take away all my joy. And don’t tell me what to…
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Gaggle Against Abuse
Stop All Abuse by Laurie Rostholder tune: Side by Side Oh, we’re a gaggle of grannies Urging you off of your fannies This message we send Gender violence must end Stop All Abuse We demand wherever…
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Code Pink Is Coming to Town
tune: Santa Claus is coming to town Oh you better watch out, You better not cry, You better not pout I'm telling you why, Code Pink is coming to town. We're wearing hot pink We're saying…
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We’re Rising Up!
tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic We’re the Raging Grannies and we’re here to take a stand, To break the chain of our abuse across this mighty land. We proclaim our dignity, and justice our demand-…
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I Can See Clearly Now
tune: I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash) from the Montreal Grannies I can see clearly now one billion strong Each sister dancing in her own way Gone is the violence that kept her down It's…
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There Are Women in Our Town
from The Raging Grannies Songbook, 1993 tune: there’s a Tavern in the Town There are women in our town, in our town, Who are bravely breaking ground, breaking ground. They are showing us how to be…
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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…