ADD: All You Fascists Bound to Lose (W Guthrie)

Subject: Lyr Add: 'You Fascists Bound to Lose'
From: GUEST,Brian Cartwright
Date: 02 Sep 17 - 10:29 AM

Hi Mudcatters,

In a search for 21st century protest songs, I dusted off this one from Woody Guthrie. You can hear him singing much of it here, with chorus and Sonny Terry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwcKwGS7OSQ

My own new verses for the age of racist neoliberalism are:

   People 'round the world have got a story they can tell,
   About this new world order making life a living hell,
   (You're bound to lose, you fascists bound to lose...)

   Taking people off the voting rolls for having the wrong kind of name,
   Won't take people long to see right through that racist game.
   (you're bound to lose...)

   Don't want to hurt your feelings, don't want to hurt your pride,
   But right now you've got us headed for a whole world suicide,
   (you're bound to lose...)

   To see you going 'round telling lies and making wars,
   You'd think that people don't know what their hearts and minds are for
   (you're bound to lose...)

So I tried this out last week at Pinewoods camp with the TradMaD crowd.
Doing a little searching I found more verses of Woody's as well that aren't on the YouTube version. I wouldn't put in poll taxes or guns but these verses may be adaptable to today as well:

Race hatred cannot stop us
This one thing we know
Your poll tax and Jim Crow
And greed has got to go
You're bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose.

I'm going into this battle
And take my union gun
We'll end this world of slavery
Before this battle's won
You're bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: 'You Fascists Bound to Lose'
From: GUEST,Peter Laban
Date: 02 Sep 17 - 10:44 AM

The song so aptly quoted by Andy Irvine in his Woody tribute Never tire of the road

And here's the link to the Woody version mentioned above.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: 'You Fascists Bound to Lose'
From: Mark Ross
Date: 02 Sep 17 - 03:37 PM

Good new verses Brian, I'm sure Woody would approve.

Mark Ross

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: 'You Fascists Bound to Lose'
From: Brian Peters
Date: 03 Sep 17 - 11:03 AM

Enjoyed your singing of this at Pinewoods last week, Brian!

Subject: ADD: ALL YOU FASCISTS BOUND TO LOSE (W Guthrie)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 06 Sep 17 - 05:15 PM

I figure we ought to have this documented, so I transcribed it from YouTube—see the URL posted by Brian Cartwright above.


ALL YOU FASCISTS BOUND TO LOSE
As sung by Woody Guthrie and others in a radio broadcast

1. Well, I'm a-gonna tell you fascists, you may be surprised.
People in this world are gettin' organized.
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

CHORUS: All you fascists bound to lose.
All you fascists bound to lose.
All you fascists bound to lose.
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

2. There's people of ev'ry nation, marchin' side by side,
Marchin' across the fields where a million fascists died.
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose. CHORUS TWICE

Subject: Lyr Add: All You Fascist Bound to Lose - Woody
From: voyager
Date: 23 Sep 20 - 07:43 PM

Where we are in Amerika today -

All You Fascists Bound to Lose - Woody Guthrie

All You Fascists - Woody Guthrie


I'm gonna tell all you fascists, you may be surprised
People all over this world are getting organized
You're bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose

Race hatred cannot stop us, this one thing I know
Poll tax and Jim Crow and greed have got to go
You're bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose

All you fascists are bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose
You're bound to lose, you fascists
Are bound to lose

People of every color marching side by side
Marching across these fields where a million fascists died
You're bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose
All you fascists are bound to lose

You fascists are bound to lose
You fascists are bound to lose
You're bound to lose, you fascists
Are bound to lose

voyager

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: All You Fascist Bound to Lose - Woody
From: Donuel
Date: 23 Sep 20 - 08:58 PM

He was right in the 30's
Now he's right in the 20's

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: All You Fascist Bound to Lose - Woody
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Sep 20 - 10:22 AM

let's hope so

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: All You Fascists Bound to Lose (W Guthrie
From: voyager
Date: 06 Nov 20 - 07:52 PM

Woody - sing it again!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: All You Fascists Bound to Lose (W Guthrie
From: Joe G
Date: 07 Nov 20 - 04:50 AM

Fortunately it looks like one of them is losing at this very moment :-)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: All You Fascists Bound to Lose (W Guthrie
From: voyager
Date: 07 Nov 20 - 09:00 AM

Let's show them what a couple of hillbillies can do -
All You Fascists Bound to Lose - Woody Guthrie

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: All You Fascists Bound to Lose (W Guthrie
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 25 Jan 26 - 01:16 PM

Windborne (vocal group from Brattleboro, Vermont) adds this new verse for the current troubles (via Facebook):

Your bigotry won't stop us,
this one thing we know:
immigrants belong here,
and ICE has got to go!

~ Becky in Oregon

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jLQuJ3uMg5I

Subject: ADD: All You Fascists (Woody Guthrie)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Feb 26 - 12:28 AM

ALL YOU FASCISTS
(Words and Music by Woody Guthrie, Derivative by Billy Bragg)

I’m gonna tell you fascists
You may be surprised
The people in this world
Are getting organized
You’re bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose

Race hatred cannot stop us
This one thing we know
Your poll tax and Jim Crow
And greed has got to go
You’re bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose.

All of you fascists bound to lose:
I said, all of you fascists bound to lose:
Yes sir, all of you fascists bound to lose:
You’re bound to lose! You fascists:
Bound to lose!

People of every color
Marching side to side
Marching ‘cross these fields
Where a million fascists dies
You’re bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose!

I’m going into this battle
And take my union gun
We’ll end this world of slavery
Before this battle’s won
You’re bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose!

© Copyright Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. & BMG Songs (BMI)

https://woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/All_You_Fascists.htm

This is from the Website maintained by the Guthrie family. I don't know if "derivative by Billy Bragg" means that Billy Bragg wrote some of the lyrics, but the lyrics above are almost exactly what's on Billy Bragg's recording.

Billy Bragg (Mermaid Avenue II): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFPL97m2dsw

Resistance Revival Chorus with Rhiannon Giddens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWUa7aAIfLE

Subject: ADD: All You Fascists Bound to Lose (W Guthrie)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Feb 26 - 01:52 AM

YOU FASCISTS BOUND TO LOSE
(Words and Music by Woody Guthrie, as sung by Windborne)

Well, I’m gonna tell you fascists
You may be surprised
People in this world
Are getting organized
You’re bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose

CHORUS:
All you fascists bound to lose
All you fascists bound to lose
All you fascists bound to lose
You're bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose

No matter where you come from
Or the color of your skin,
We're standing arm in arm,
We won't let those fascists win,
You're bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose
CHORUS

Back then we fought the Nazis,
Unmasked the KKK,
You can best we'll fight these fascists
Who are popping up today,
You're bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose
CHORUS

Your bigotry won't stop us
This one thing we know
Immigrants belong here,
And ICE has got to go!
You're bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose
CHORUS

Won't you join and fight for freedom,
Won't you help defend our rights,
We're gonna beat these fascists,
A better world's in sight!
You're bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose
CHORUS (twice)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jLQuJ3uMg5I