We’re the Raging Grannies and we’re here to take a stand,To keep choice free for women all across our mighty land. We won’t go back to hangers if our right to choose is banned! We’re Rising Up today! Chorus: No more rape and no more beatings. Women rise! We’re tired of pleading. We’re rising up to tell you that our…
Clean air, clean water, a liveable planetHealthcare for all and a lot of mass transit Enough food for everyone, that’s what we sing These are a few of our favorite things Union protection for ev-e-ry worker Born here or somewhere else, why should it matter Funding for artists and scientists too Of our fav’rite things, these are a few But…
“Legitimate rape” is great birth control.So says Todd Akin, and he oughta know. If we are raped we can rest unafraid, ‘Cause we can’t get pregnant if forcibly laid. Our female bodies are clever that way, We only get pregnant when we say “okay.” Doctors have told him, so it must be so, The stork only comes if we don’t…
Try not to get sickOr you might as well die. Avoid accidents, I’m telling you why You can’t afford medical, care You pay premiums, Meet deductibles Then you find out you’re Not eligible For that operation, you need. BRIDGE Well, Michael Moore, he said it Hit the nail right on the head Take the profit out of healthcare Or dry…
We Rage to End All War [Mother’s Day Version 2011](Tune: “Battle Hymn of the Republic”) New lyrics by Vicki Ryder We’re the Raging Grannies and we want you all to know That war is not the way to peace and we must all say NO! We’ve seen it time and time again – war’s not the way to go! We…
In late March 2011, Florida State Rep. Scott Randolph (D-Orlando) commented during a floor debate that while the GOP is loathe to regulate big business, it thinks nothing of regulating a woman’s reproductive choices. Therefore, he suggested that to maintain control of her own uterus, a woman might need to incorporate it. Randolph was quickly rebuked by his GOP counterparts…
Based on an essay tentatively attributed to Thom Hartmann (?) Were you mad when all our taxes Went to fund a senseless war? Were you mad when they didn’t catch bin Laden? Were you mad when they used torture? Or our jobs went overseas? No, you’re just mad ‘cause a sick kid might get health care. Were you mad when…
There’s many out of work,Health insurance lost. Let single payer fix it, It’s not too big a cost. So: Make it single payer! Hey, Congress, try again! Give health care to all people In the year two thousand ten. We’ve been used, abused, ignored, The profit’s at the top. So many with no insurance, This scam has got to stop!…
Single-Payer Health Care(Melody: Flow Gently, Sweet Afton) BY Robin A Vosburg (New California Gaggle) We want single-payer; it’’s what we deserve. But Obama and Congress have both lost their nerve. Adequate health care is a human right, But who can afford it? The cost’’s out of sight! We want single-payer; it’’s what we deserve. But Obama and Congress have both…
Disabled folks need some assistance,humanity comes at a price Now Arnie would cut that assistance, Does he have a heart made of ice? CHORUS: Don’t cut, don’t cut! Don’t cut the budget we need, we need! Don’t take, don’t take! Don’t take home health care away! We a-all are differently abled, the safety net could be for you So Arnie,…
