On the fourth of July there will be the annual protest meeting outside the American electronic espionage base - the biggest in the world - at Menwith Hill in Yorkshire. The meeting relies upon the cooperation of the North Yorkshire Police who last year refused permission for a march around the perimeter of the base.

The American bases in England proudly boast of Ensuring Freedom's Future, but in England itself we are denied the freedom to walk peacefully outside the bases.

These verses show the need for democracy and greater accountability. By great good fortune, they fit to the tune of The Calico Printer's Clerk composed by Nic Jones and Dave Moran.

The satellite above us stares down at me and you
Someone somewhere is worrying just what we're going to do
They think we must be plotting how to rock their little boat
But we are simply wondering how we should cast our vote

Chorus; Instead of being the eyes and ears of the United States
We should be responsible for settling our own fate

Monitors are listening to every word we say
Our deepest secrets are despatched straight to the USA
The President is reading what you just said to me
I hope your recipe for jam will please the First Lady

They intercept your emails and they eavesdrop on your calls
They log the contact that you make with anyone at all
They know your name and number so you must be on your guard
And though they know your birthday too you can't expect a card

If they don't like your looks they'll send you to Guantanamo
If they don't like your leaders next it's regime change you know
We're tired of their attention and we want to be alone
It's time our trans-Atlantic friends packed up and went back home

Henry Peacock