SONGS & CHANTS
SONGS | CHANTS
There Ain't No Kings | Down by the Riverside
When We Rise Up |
This Little Light of Mine
MORE SONGS
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody | Down by the Riverside
Gonna Lay Down Those Fossil Fuels | Here Comes the Sun
Hold On (Keep your Eyes on the Prize)
Power | Sing for the Planet | Step by Step
This Little Light of Mine | We Love You, Greenland / Canada / Mexico
We Shall Not Be Moved | We Who Believe in Freedom (Ella's Song)
We Won't Bow Down
When We Rise Up |
There ain't no kings
In the USA
You're not god (mo**erf***er)
No matter what you say
You break your word (hey, hey)
You steal and lie
But you can't break us
No matter how you try (OLE!)
This land is ours
And we are free
From the desert sands
To the shining sea
Hand in hand
Unbent, unbroke
You spit your hate
We wake, we woke (you heard us right!)
Because no one (no one)
Can take our dreams away
And no man (not one)
Owns the USA! (Stand up, fight back!)
There ain't no kings (no, there ain't no kings!)
In the USA (we're rising up!)
He ain't god (we ain't no fools!)
No matter what he say (sing the truth!)
He says bend (hell no, we won't!)
We say not today (not today!)
'Cause there ain't no kings (ain't no kings!)
In the USA (USA! USA!)
No there ain't no kings in the USA!
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Here Comes the Sun (the Beatles)
Power (John Hall)
Just give me the warm power of the sunGive me the spirit of living things as they return to clay
Just give me the restless power of the wind
Give me the comforting glow of a wood fire
But won't you take all your atomic poison power away
Everybody needs some power I'm told
To shield them from the darkness and the cold
Some may seek a way to take control when it's bought and sold
I know that lives are at stake
Yours and mine of our descendants in time
There's so much to gain and so much to lose
Everyone of us has to choose
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Gonna lay down those fossil fuels
Gonna lay down those fossil fuels,
down by the riverside, down by the riverside, down by the riverside
Gonna lay down those fossil fuels down by the riverside
cause solar is a better way
I’m using solar power now, using solar power now,
I’m using the power of the sun (repeat)
Gonna go green in all I do…
I don’t need no poison fossil fuels…
Gonna have clean air and water too…
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This Little Light of Mine
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine, (repeat twice)let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
Solar power is the way…
We don’t need those fossil fuels…
Billionaires don’t own the sun…
All around the whole wide world…
Sing for the Planet [Tune: Bella Ciao]
we need to open our eyes and do it now, now, now
We need to build a better future
and we need to start right now
We’re on a planet that has a problem
We’ve got to solve it, get involved and do it now, now, now…
We need to build a better future
and we need to start right now
Make it greener, make it cleaner
Make it last, make it fast and do it now, now, now
We need to build a better future
and we need to start right now
No point in waiting or hesitating
We must get wise, take no more lies and do it now, now, now
We need to build a better future
and we need to start right now
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Ain't Gonna Let Nobody
Ain't gonna let nobodyturn me around (3x)
Ain't gonna let nobody
turn me around,
Gonna keep on a-walkin',
keep on a-talkin',
Gonna build a better world.
Ain't gonna let no racism... no
sexism...homophobia... no bullies...no felons
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Hold On (Keep your Eyes on the Prize)
by Alice WinePaul & Silas were bound in jail
Had no money for to go their bail
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on
CHORUS: Hold on, hold on!
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on!
Paul & Silas began to shout
The jail doors opened & they walked out / Keep…
The only thing that we did wrong
Was stayin’ in the wilderness too long / Keep…
Ain’t but one chain that we can stand
That’s the chain of a hand in hand / Keep…
Freedom’s name is mighty sweet
Black & white are gonna meet / Keep…
We’ve fought jail & violence too
And our love has seen us through / Keep…
Got my hand on the freedom plow
Wouldn’t take nothin’ for my journey now / Keep…
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Step by Step
by Waldemar Hills and Pete SeegerStep by step the longest march
Can be won, can be won,
Many stones can form an arch,
Singly none, singly none
And by union what we will
Can be accomplished still,
Drops of water turn the mill,
Singly none, singly none.
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Never Turning Back
by Emma’s RevolutionGonna keep on moving forward
Keep on moving forward
Keep on moving forward
Never turning back
Never turning back
Sigamos
adelante
Siempre adelante (x2)
Sin volver atrás (x2)
Gonna keep on loving boldly (x3)…
Never turning back
Never turning back
Amaremos
con pasión, amaremos con pasión
Siempre con pasión, Sin volver atrás (x2)
Gonna reach across our borders,
Reach across our borders (x2)
Never turning back (x2)
Vivamos
sin fronteras
Siempre sin fronteras (x2)
Sin volver atrás (x2)
Reunite the families (x3), Never turning
back (x2)
Familias
reunidas, Siempre reunidas (x2), Sin volver atrás (x2)
Gonna keep on moving forward
Keep on moving forward (x2)
Never turning back (x2)
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We Shall Not Be Moved
- an African-American slave spiritual, hymn, and protest song dating to the early 19th century American southWe shall not, we shall not be moved (2x)
Just like a tree standin’ by the water,
We shall not be moved.
Freedom
& democracy…
Liberty and justice…
Black lives matter...
Reproductive freedom…
Respect for all the people…
No felons in the White House…
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We Who Believe in Freedom (Ella's Song)
by Bernice Johnson Reagon, in tribute to Civil Rights activist Ella Baker
Chorus: We who believe in freedom cannot
rest,
We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes
Until the killing of Black men, black
mothers’ sons, Is as important as the killing of white men, white mothers’
sons…
That which touches me most is the chance
to work with people, passing on to others, that which was passed on to me.
The older I get, the better I know that
the secret of my going on, Is when the reins are in the hands of the young who
dare |To run against the storm.
I'm a woman who speaks in a voice
And I must be heard
At times I can be quite difficult,
I’ll bow to no man's word
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We'll Be Ending Oil Dependence When We Come
(She'll be Coming Round the Mountain)We'll be ending oil dependence when we come…
We'll be standing up for science…
We'll be saying "No" to fracking…
We'll be subsidizing solar…
We'll be funding gre-en jo-obs…
We'll be curbing our consumption…
We'll be riding in the bike lanes…
We'll be challenging the power…
We'll be making peace on earth…
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When We Rise Up
(When the Saints Go Marching In)When we rise up and change the world,
When we rise up and change the world,
Oh, how I want to be in that number
When we rise up and change the world.
Oh, when there's facts instead of lies..
When climate change is not denied….
When fossil fuels stays in the ground….
When solar power replaces coal…..
When wind and sun are all we need…
When we restore the EPA….
When unions work with clean green tech….
When we protect Planned Parenthood…
When we choose love instead of hate…
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We Love You, Greenland / Canada / Mexico
(tune; We Love You Birdie) lyrics Jesse GoldenWe love you Greenland, oh yes we do,
We do not want to take your land from you
We want a peaceful world, we do!
Oh Greenland, we love you!
We love you Canada, oh yes we do
We want to live in peace right next to you
When Trump talks takeover, we’re blue -
Oh Canada, we love you
We love you Mexico, oh yes we do
Estamos en unidad con ustedes (We are in unity with you)
When Trump talks trash ‘bout you, we’re
blue -
Oh Mexico, we love you!
No imperialism no autocrats
we will not fight their wars and that is that
people power is our way
Oh Donald Trump, go away!
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We Won't Bow Down
(tune, I won’t grow up, Peter Pan; lyrics, J. Golden)We won’t bow down, we won’t give in
we won’t support a fascist, no we’re going for the win
We won’t shut up, we won’t sit down
Not for Musk and all his minions
and not for the orange clown
Cuz 47 takes the cake, it’s clear that
he is only on the take, we
won’t support Trump, won’t respect Trump, we’ll resist Trump – yes sir
Never gonna have a king, we won’t
Like to see somebody try and make us
If somebody wants to try and make us
bow down to that man – let’s see if you
can!
We won’t bow down – we will fight back
every day
We will march and we will protest, and we
will not go away
We won’t bow down; no there's not a
chance in hell
we will fight to make a difference cause
this isn't going well - so
stop your lies and stop your mouth
Donald T, you are a fraud from north to south,
we’ll never agree to dump democracy,
never a-gre-ee – not me – not you – not
me
NO SIR!
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Down by the Riverside
(an African-American spiritual that predates the American Civil War, with origins in the spirituals sung by enslaved people: added lyrics, J. Golden)I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside (3x)
I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside, study war no more
Chorus: I ain't gonna study war no more
(4x)
Ain't gonna study war no more (4x)
I'm gonna stand for democracy
Down by the riverside…
I won’t stand for these crazy lies,
I’m gonna organize, - gonna organize, -
gonna organize (repeat)
We’re gonna organize
I won’t stand for invasion plans,
No, no, not Greenland, no no not Panama,
no no not Canada
I won’t stand for invasion plans,
no no not Gaza, study war no more.
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CHANTS
Ain't no power like the power of people,
cause the power of people don't stop
No
Trump, no KKK, no [___] USA!
- Fascist | Racist |
Musk-led-
The people, united, will never be
defeated!
El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido!
Power to the people, // no one is
illegal!
We are unstoppable! // Another world is
possible!
Loud and Clear! // Democracy must be
here!
Love not hate makes America great!
Se
ve, se siente // ¡El pueblo esta presente!
Se ve, se escucha // ¡Estamos en la lucha!
[You can see it, you can
feel it // The people are present! - You can see it, you can hear it // We are
in the fight!]
No Justice? No Peace!
Who’s future? Our Future!
Show me what [___] looks like!
This is what [___] looks like!
- Democracy - Community- Solidarity - Unity
Hey, hey! Ho, ho! [___]
- Autocracy has got to go
- All Trump’s lies have got to go
- D-O-G-E got to go
- Transphobia has got to go
- Musk and Trump have got to go
- Detention Camps have got to go
Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! [___] are here to
stay! - Women’s rights - Trans rights - Immigrants – Civil Rights
When [___] are under attack, what do we do?
-- { Stand up ---fight back! ----
Immigrants
| trans lives | queer lives | Black lives | Our people
What do we want? [___]!
When do we want it? Now! –
Climate
justice | Democracy | DEI | Peace in the world | Sanity | Trump in jail
When I say [___], you say [-----]!
[___] [-----]
Climate
/ Justice
Trans / Rights
Free / Palestine
Democracy / Now
Trump’s a liar, this I know; he and Musk
have got to go !
Hey hey! Ho ho!
Trump’s a felon, this I know; he and
Musk have got to go !
Hey hey! Ho ho!
Trump’s a big thief, this I know; he and
Musk have got to go !
Hey hey! Ho ho!
Say it loud! Say it clear! // [___] are
welcome here!
Rights for all (2x)
Immigrants (2x)
Say it loud! Say it clear! // [___] is
welcome here!
Free
speech (2x)
Diversity (2x)
Equity (2x)
Inclusion(2x)
Rule of law (2x)