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Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: Neil D Date: 22 Feb 20 - 09:41 PM TRUMPSONG To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, I ain't about to bite my tongue, I've got too much to say. Your president's a criminal, as if you weren't aware, My president will sell us out to please the Russian bear, Our president is treasonous, the Senate doesn't care, There's plenty in the sloppin' trough for they can get their share. America is for the rich, as if you couldn't tell, Our government works for the rich, the rest can go to Hell, Good healthcare is for the rich and I ain't feelin' well, There's corruption in the capital, a stench that you can smell. If your mama was a Mexican then Trump won't have you here, If your father practiced Islam then Trump won't have you here, If you're L or G or B or T then Trump won't have you near, It's homogenized conformity that keeps you in the clear. To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, I ain't about to shut my mouth, I've got too much to say. Compassion truth and fair play have come under attack, I think that it's about time we took our country back, So never vote for anyone who's got a superpac, And if the tax cut's only for the rich, give them bums the sack. If a program helps the suffering, it's going to get the sack, There is viciousness in politics that goes right to the top, If they don't like a question, they give the questioner a pop, But you and I know what do, to make this madness stop. If your machine is out of whack, you give it one big thump, If you're going to drain the DC swamp, you'll need a mighty pump, If you want to make this county great again, first get rid of Trump, And take those others of his ilk and send them to the dump. To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, You ain't about to hold me back, I've got too much to say. Do you suppose the one per cent react with glee and mirth, While they're making obscene fortunes from the rape of mother earth, They,ve been greedy piglets from the moment of their birth, Nothing matters to them but their personal net worth. And they're making filthy lucre off the backs of the working poor, They think that's what us commoners were put on this Earth for, No matter how much wealth accrued, they think that they need more, Why if there's a dollar to be made, they'll even stat a war. Koch brothers and Walton's and Haliburton too, They think they own the government, and I suppose they do, But we need to take it back from them and tell them they are through, Cause Woody taught me that this land was made for me and you. To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, I ain't about to bite my tongue, or shut my mouth or be held back, I've got to... much to... say. |
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Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: Mrrzy Date: 20 Feb 20 - 08:23 AM Movie reference: Aaargh, matey, play me a dirrrge! |
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Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: Paul Reade Date: 18 Feb 20 - 11:07 AM Surprised no-one's mentioned "We Shall Overcomb" yet |
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Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: voyager Date: 17 Feb 20 - 12:45 PM Gracias Starship. Fumble fingers this morning. voyager |
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Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: GUEST,Starship Date: 17 Feb 20 - 12:38 PM Here's the link fixed. https://www.anesi.com/east/horstw.htm |
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Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: voyager Date: 17 Feb 20 - 12:24 PM "The Horst Wessel Song" https://www.anesi.com/east/horstw.htm is all I can come up with. Parodies, satires, short-shelf life politcal ditties don't work for me in the age of 'Orange Hitler'. voyager |
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Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: gillymor Date: 17 Feb 20 - 06:39 AM Speaking of "shackles" this one might work for the Post-Trump age- Shackles and Chains- Merle Haggard Here's a song title that only needs a tune and lyrics, "Don't Drop the Soap, Donald". |
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Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: gillymor Date: 17 Feb 20 - 06:05 AM "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal, You" might suit but at the same time I'd love to see him in shackles and an orange jump suit doing the perp walk in New York state. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: GOD AND THE ORANGE CLOWN (Ian Robb) From: RTim Date: 16 Feb 20 - 09:11 PM No one as yet mentioned Ian Robb's song - God and the Orange Clown... Link here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hMLG42_YZs Tim Radford GOD AND THE ORANGE CLOWN (Ian Robb) When your forests turn to ash, When your fields all turn to dust, When your islands are awash, How will you choose; who will you trust? When the mudslides hurtle down, Who will you turn to for recourse? When your greens all fade to brown, Who will you blame; who will you curse? And still you go to church to pray, Leaving your children to atone. This world you’ve left in disarray Is not God’s work; it is your own. When tornados wreck your town, When the tempest scours your coast, Will you still heed the Orange Clown, Will you still cheer his every boast? When it’s time to make your choice, Whose truth, whose lies will you believe? Will you ignore the braying voice? Will you refuse to be deceived? Or will you go to church to pray, Leaving your children to atone? This world you’ve left in disarray Is not God’s work; it is your own. When at last the seas run dry And when rocks melt in the sun And when you can no more deny, Then you’ll see what you have done. Yet still you go to church to pray, Leaving your children to atone, This world you’ve left in disarray Is not God’s work; it is your own. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Stilly River Sage Date: 15 Feb 20 - 09:04 PM Randy Rainbow has put out some spectacularly good parodies of popular songs from musicals. Trump is his target. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: THE DAY DEMOCRACY DIED From: Joe Offer Date: 15 Feb 20 - 04:34 PM "The Day Democracy Died" Sung by The Founding Fathers: Very clever photo editing. An excerpt: A long long time ago A Tuesday in November When that sinking feeling laid us low And we knew if he had his way That we’d all live to curse the day When decency received a fatal blow His bankruptcies got no attention Pussy-grabbing — barely mentioned Promising a great wall He swore to make tax rates fall I still remember how I tried To have sympathy for his third bride But something rumbled deep inside The day democracy died but... No, don’t let democracy die He’s a famous ignoramus — can’t tell truth from a lie And if he wins we’ll kiss our country goodbye Singin’ vote for anyone but this guy Vote for anyone but this guy And I have to say that I still have sympathy for the third bride - Free Melania! |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Rob 'Mad Jock' Wright Date: 12 Feb 20 - 04:50 AM What about Cry Of The World by Angie Wright written about 12years ago and is about man's denial of the damage he is doing to the planet. The song is on the CD Captiive Heart and is available on Spotify Amazon and other platforms. Ironically proceeds from sales of Angie Wright songs go to support SAMH a Scott Mental Health Charity.... |
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Subject: Lyr Add: DANCING REVOLUTION From: GUEST,crowlibrarian Date: 11 Feb 20 - 07:26 PM May as well add one of those I've penned - Dancing Revolution Dancing revolution (1-30-2020) key of G G C G It’s troubled times we live in, there’s troubled times we’ve known G A7 D Troubled times in Washington, troubled times at home G C G This might help us not to lose hope, when we see more wrong than right C G D G Cause there’s plenty of troubles all around, (there’s) plenty of ways to fight chorus: C G We can dance, create a dancing revolution D G G7 We can sing, singing out for joy and for change C G There’s much that I am sad/mad about, sometimes I want to drink and pout D D7 G But I’ll be damned if those assholes (bullies) have their way There’s danger in the White House, a bully and a liar He’ll grab you, hurt you, smear your name, he’ll set this world on fire It’s up to us to stand strong, resist all that we can Help those in need, take to the streets, and here’s some more to plan We can dance…. This planet’s needs to cool down and there’s babies thrown in jail Drones and bombs kill families, there’s poisons in our wells Millions work in poverty, the well-to-do don’t care There’s lots to do, but party too, so it’s not just a nightmare When you can dance… |
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Subject: Lyr Add: THE BALLAD OF ONE-TERM DONALD From: GUEST,the og Date: 10 Feb 20 - 11:13 AM The Ballad of One-Term Donald or…Let’s Go No Trump Bill Ogden (2020) Tune = “Son of a Gambolier” (perhaps best recognized as “Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech” or “Come On and Join the Air Force”) Donald Trump took to the stump and stole the U.S.A. He’d rave and vent as President ’til kindness went away. In time his Cab’net hosted only shill and n’er-do-well, Trump behaved as Putin craved; the country went to hell. Donald’s wall, as I recall, became his shining star, Ol’ Mike Pence sat on his fence assenting from afar. Take back your huddled masses, our doors are tightly shut, No peace in sight unless you’re white; that’s the scuttlebutt. Milania, her ma and pa, all called Slovenia home, As immigrants they got their chance beneath the golden dome. And now that they are settled, forget about the rest, Just buy those frocks with cash from stocks and struggle to be best. Donald ran Republican and took the party down, McConnell’d back up Donald as he shut the Senate down. Their only legislation, a tax break for the few, Don and Mitch, hey, life’s a bitch; too bad for me and you. Trump tried and tried, some say he lied, to get dirt on his foes, Though quite in vain Ukrainian pressure points were chose. Alas, the more he meddled, the worse it would become, There you go, it’s quid pro quo, time to depose the bum. Tragically magical, the process came unwound, By house impeached, by Senate breached, consensus was not found. A trial without witnesses seems to me uncouth, Party line was, by design, more powerful than truth. Now you and I can mount a try to make our country whole, All it takes for all our sakes is eyes upon the goal. Don’t leave the job to others, keep liberty afloat, Avoid those ruts get off your butts let’s all get out and vote. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Stilly River Sage Date: 10 Feb 20 - 01:01 AM A Streisand power ballad that doesn't mince words. NPR story here. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Ebbie Date: 23 Jun 19 - 01:23 AM Well, two and a half years later- and it's even worse than we feared. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: ChanteyLass Date: 22 Jun 19 - 06:07 PM Anne Lister just posted a link to one. See her thread. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Mrrzy Date: 22 Jun 19 - 12:28 PM It's the end of the world as we know it (REM) - hard to sing but still. I am reminded of a weird Star Trek thing about it's life, Jim, but not as we know it. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,HiLo Date: 21 Jun 19 - 12:38 PM Friends In Safe Places by Prather and McGraw. A great send up of the alt left. It goes to the tune of the Garth Brooks song Friends in Low Places. Easily found on You Tube. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Starship Date: 21 Jun 19 - 11:31 AM Here is a song for the creep in the White House, May his balls rot and fall off in the breeze, May he feel nauseous and may his guts fester, May he drop dead while he's seventy-three. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' BACK From: Mossback Date: 21 Jun 19 - 11:12 AM "I wrote these lyrics within half an hour of seeing Donald Trump's inaugural speech last Friday evening and played it in Salisbury that night. With apologies to Bob Dylan." Come gather round people wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone For the climate is obviously changing But the man in the White House says no ones to blame For the times they are a changin back Come Mexicans, Muslims, LGBT and Jews Keep your eyes wide for what’s on the news For President Trump is expressing his views And I feel that the mob he’s inciting Will soon break your windown And burn down your schools For the times they are a changin back Come mothers and daughters throughout the land A bunch of old men have come up with a plan Never mind your ambitions they have better ideas How you should be behaving So get back in the kitchen and button your lip For the times they are a-changing back In the land of the free and the home of the brave Martin Luther King is spinning in his grave To see a bigoted bully taking the stage And he calls upon us to be faithful To the ideas he died for in another age For the times they are a-changing back The line it is drawn and the curse it is cast The slow one now will later be fast As the prison now will later be past Let’s hold on to that idea for a moment And the first one now will later be last For the times they need a changin. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Felipa Date: 19 Jun 19 - 10:07 PM Can someone post the lyrics of Billy Braggs rewriting of The Times they are a Changing [Back]? There are videos of the song on youtube and elsewhere on the internet, but I haven't the patience to transcribe them! |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Amos Date: 13 Aug 18 - 10:09 PM "Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?" by Tom Russell. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: deepdoc1 Date: 13 Aug 18 - 09:30 AM "Telling Me Lies" Emmylou Harris I cover my ears, I close my eyes Still hear your voice and it's telling me lies Telling me lies |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GeoffLawes Date: 13 Aug 18 - 03:46 AM Song of the Lower Classes at TrumpTower by Windborne |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GeoffLawes Date: 13 Aug 18 - 03:39 AM "Nasty Man" by Joan Baez |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Iains Date: 10 Aug 18 - 10:58 AM I can see clearly now. Johhny Nash |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: FreddyHeadey Date: 10 Aug 18 - 09:31 AM Tattie Bogle - Date: 30 Jan 17 - 06:59 PM suggested the Karine Polwart song I BURN BUT I AM NOT CONSUMED The 2017 video and lyrics are on her web page now. https://www.karinepolwart.com/news/blog/i-burn-but-i-am-not-consumed |
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Subject: Lyr Add: HEY THERE MELANIA (Sebastian Durfee) From: GUEST,Kristoffer Ross Date: 09 Mar 18 - 05:05 PM This was written, or at least co-written, by my good acquaintance Sebastian Durfee. To the Tune of “Hey there Delilah,” by the Plain White T’s, apparently. I don’t know, for certain, I’m not up on Rock music. Enjoy, Kristoffer Hey there, Melania Hey there, Melania, what’s it like in New York City, I’ve been living here in Washington and Damn, this house is shitty, Yes, it’s true, Trump tower has a better view, It’s huger too. Hey there Melania, I know times are getting hard, ‘Cuz first with Bowling Green, now Sweden, We’re not safe in our own yard, We’ll build a wall, We’ll make it 50 stories tall, No fun at all, Oh, It’s lonely in D.C. (five times) Hey there Melania, all my ratings are tremendous, But I think I liked it better when I starred on “the Apprentice” I’m alone, Why don’t the Children ever phone, I’m on my own. Hey there Melania, I’ve got so much stuff to do, Why did I make so many promises, I’ll never follow through, It’s just the worst, Pence keeps reminding me to work, He’s such a jerk. Oh, It’s lonely in D.C. (four times) I said I’d make things great again, now here I am in Washington, I really only did it for the fame I didn’t read the overview, there’s actually a job to do, I miss when this was only just a game, Melania, I admit to you, I clearly didn’t think this through, I really thought my life would stay the same, But now it’s lame. Hey there Melania, you be good and don’t you miss me, Four more years and I’ll be home again, and back to winning bigly, Wait and see, Just four more years and I’ll be free, I won’t be stuck here in D.C. Hey there Melania, here’s to me, It’s only me. Oh, It’s lonely in D.C. (five times) Repeat refrain on a “Woa” syllable. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Greg F. Date: 18 Feb 18 - 05:06 PM What's Old Is NewAgain |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore Date: 12 Feb 18 - 09:29 PM "If The Poor Don't Matter" by Tom Paxton. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Donuel Date: 11 Feb 18 - 08:46 AM BIG Al Whittle does it again below the belt and over Trunps head |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore Date: 10 Feb 18 - 02:33 PM "Keep Your Dirty Lights On" by Darrell Scott. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,LynnH Date: 10 Feb 18 - 08:57 AM For those of you after the tune to "Nellie the Elelphant": youtube > Nellie the Elephant should answer your wishes! |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore Date: 09 Feb 18 - 08:48 PM "Immigrant Eyes" by Guy Clark. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: voyager Date: 09 Feb 18 - 06:15 PM When you put POTUS's name in the Anagram tumbler out comes the song I should be writing - Damn Turd Pol My problem is that the name of this Turd is in my list of 'names that shall not be mentioned'. Kudos to Big Al for nailing his fat ass to the wall. voyager |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Big Al Whittle Date: 08 Feb 18 - 01:47 PM https://soundcloud.com/denise_whittle/my-name-is-donald |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Jim Dixon Date: 07 Feb 18 - 07:17 PM Maybe somebody could update Jack Hardy's song THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER. (Remember the good old days when we thought G.W. Bush was the worst president ever?) |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch Date: 07 Feb 18 - 06:29 PM Authentic, traditional and most often performed Age of Trump song. Dedicated to California educator-politician Gregory "Lowest of the Low" Salcido. Be kind to your jar-headed friends, for that grunt may be somebody's mother. Carry on. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: voyager Date: 07 Feb 18 - 03:39 PM Just finished reading Robert Heinlein's 1984 sci-fi, evangelical satire JOB in which the phrase 'sound of the Trump' is used repeatedly in reference to the Christian angelic horn section. It suggests to me an applicable song for POTUS from ShaNaNa - Get a Job |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore Date: 07 Feb 18 - 02:20 PM "Kiri's Piano" by James Keelaghan. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Greg F. Date: 07 Feb 18 - 12:41 PM That would be Nursery Rhymes then, with bigly short words. Naah, that's songs from the MOUTH of tRUMP. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore Date: 07 Feb 18 - 12:36 PM "Manzanar" by Tom Russell. Also recorded by Tom Paxton, Laurie Lewis, and others. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: topical tom Date: 06 Feb 18 - 03:03 PM Check out this sight:https://www.facebook.com/theparodyproject/ |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Ian Hendrie Date: 06 Feb 18 - 01:34 PM Songs for the Age of Trump? That would be Nursery Rhymes then, with bigly short words. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Donuel Date: 06 Feb 18 - 10:49 AM normalize treason and ruin reason actualize hate and make it fate militarize work and fire the jerks and we will all burn down together and we will all despise our brother and we too will all harass our sisters in the age of chumps trust us and our lies and ruin reason trust us and our lies and make it fate trust us and our lies, its why some die and we will all burn down together and we will all despise our brother and we too will all harass our sisters in the age of chumps normalize treason and ruin reason actualize hate and make it fate militarize work and fire the jerks and we will all burn down together and we will all despise our brother and we too will all harass our sisters in the age of chumps trust us and our lies and ruin reason trust us and our lies and make it fate trust us and our lies, its how you'll die and we will all burn down together and we will all despise our brother and we too will all harass our sisters in the age of trumps if your applause is a fraud you will fry [ SO SCREAM AND CLAP OR DIE ] even if your appla |
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Subject: Lyr Add: PHARAOH (Richard Thompson) From: gillymor Date: 04 Feb 18 - 05:45 PM PHARAOH by Richard Thompson Pharaoh he sits in his tower of steel The dogs of money all at his heel Magicians cry "Oh truth! Oh real!" We're all working for the Pharaoh A thousand eyes, a thousand ears He feeds us all, he feeds our fears Don't stir in your sleep tonight, my dears We're all working for the Pharaoh It's Egypt land, Egypt land We're all living in Egypt land Tell me, brother, don't you understand We're all working for the Pharaoh Hidden from the eye of chance The men of shadow dance a dance We're all struck into a trance We're all working for the Pharaoh The idols rise into the sky Pyramids soar, Sphinxes lie Head of dog, Osiris eye We're all working for the Pharaoh And it's Egypt land, Egypt land We're all living in Egypt land Tell me, brother, don't you understand We're all working for the Pharaoh I dig a ditch, I shape a stone Another battlement for his throne Another day on earth is flown We're all working for the Pharaoh Call it England, you call it Spain Egypt rules with a whip and chain Moses free my people again We're all working for the Pharaoh And it's Egypt land, Egypt land We're all living in Egypt land Tell me, brother, don't you understand We're all working for the Pharaoh Pharaoh he sits in his tower of steel Around his feet the princes kneel Far beneath we shoulder the wheel We're all working for the Pharaoh External links |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Greg F. Date: 04 Feb 18 - 02:45 PM Give me your hungry, your tired your poor I'll piss on 'em That's what the Statue of Bigotry says Your poor huddled masses, let's club 'em to death And get it over with and just dump 'em on the boulevard Get 'em out, on the dirty boulevard Going out, to the dirty boulevard They're going down, on the dirty boulevard Going out -Lou Reed- Dirty Boulevard. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore Date: 04 Feb 18 - 02:40 PM The song I mentioned in my previous post, "Lady of the Harbor", might be found more easily as performed by the recently defunct group, Brother Sun, of which Joe Jencks was a member. There's also an entirely different song by that name written by Si Kahn. I believe that Joe and Si will be doing a series of gigs together soon. |
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Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore Date: 04 Feb 18 - 11:28 AM "Immigrant" by John McCutcheon. "Lady Of The Harbor" by Joe Jencks. |
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