Songs
Songs we've sung, written, and added to the central library.
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Nordstrom Nordstrom
tune; School Days Nordstrom, Nordstrom Glutting up our city. Parking garages and corporate sprawl. We are not pleased with it NOT AT ALL! Once we could come and walk around.…
Environment & Energy Government & Power Local Issues -
Now the Cold War Is Over
The Raging Grannies Songbook, 1993, adapted by Kay Thode Now the cold war is over, We should have peace at last. Why are we spending billions On weapons as in…
War & Peace -
Now’s the Time to Raise Our Voices
The Raging Grannies Songbook, 1993 Now’s the time to raise our voices! Now’s the time to stand up proud! Now’s the time to make our choices! Now’s the time to…
Environment & Energy -
Now’s the Time to Raise Our Voices 2
The Raging Grannies Songbook, 1993 Now’s the time to raise our voices! Now’s the time to stand up proud! Now’s the time to make our choices! Now’s the time to…
Elections & Democracy Government & Power -
Nuclear Happy Birthday
Part of group makes radioactive detector ticking noises, the rest sing Happy Birthday to you Here are toxic rods and goo From our nuclear reactors They’ll outlive your children too…
Environment & Energy Government & Power -
Obama, We Don’t Need the Wars
Obama, we don’t need the wars. We don’t want the wars anymore. We told our last leader, But he was a cheater– We don’t want the war anymore. Obama, get…
War & Peace -
Ode to Indictment
tunes: Peace, Peace and Old McDonald Had a Farm REFRAIN: Peace, Peace, Peace, Peace Police brutality must cease, We must learn to live together, Peace, Peace, Peace : Officer Wilson…
Guns & Violence Racism & Social Justice -
Ode to the Mentally Ill
Mental illness, hell, I’m (we’re) crazy, But there is a person here. I am (we are) taking medication Whose names make me (us) despair. Every day we are courageous. People…
Healthcare -
OFF OUR ROCKERS
We’re off our rockers and we’re ready to rock Read all about us in our new book We don’t care who we happen to shock Or make into a laughingstock…
Granny Life -
Oh Havana
Author: B.C. Raging Grannies CHORUS: Oh, Havana! Don’t you bend your knee Help’s coming from around the world Maintain your sovereignty! We will unite to ease your plight Break barriers…
Government & Power -
Oh Little Land of Gaza
Oh, little land of Ga-aza, Surrounded by guns and tanks, The children walk amid the threat Of ever closing ranks. Wise men survey the rubble, Remains of Paradise. The hopes…
Holiday & Celebrations War & Peace -
Oh, Congress Do Your Job
Lyrics by: Lyn McCoy and Ferrilyn Sourdiffe and Seattle Raging Grans Oh Congress, now // just do your job. Oh Congress, now just do your job. Oh how I want…
Elections & Democracy Government & Power -
Oh, North Korea
(From the perspective of fish) Are you aiming missiles at me, Cause they’ll be landing in the sea.. Oh North Korea. Kim Jung Un is not much fun, Likes his…
Government & Power War & Peace -
On the Streets Where We Live
You must understand why we live out here. You must know that we need not be any cause of fear. We need treat-ment, and insurance, Or we can’t leave the…
Healthcare -
On the Sunni Side of the Street
Get your tanks and armor plate, Get your body armor on now. Vict’ry became defeat On the Sunni side of the street. In Fallujah, wasted them all, Cleared them out…
War & Peace -
On Top of Old Smokey
On top of old smokey, That coal burning plant, They say they’ve made coal clean, But you know they can’t. They top all the hills when They dig out the…
Environment & Energy -
On Top of the White House
On top in the White House, All covered with dough, Struts our strong leader Keeping us in the know. “No” to Kyoto— Global warming ain’t so. Outlawing land mines? A…
Government & Power -
On Wisconsin
ON, WISCONSIN, ON WISCONSIN, YOU HAVE PAVED THE WAY! WE MUST UNITE TO SAVE OUR RIGHTS HERE IN THE USA. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, SCHOOLS AND HOUSING, JOBS WITH NO WAGE FREEZE;…
Business & Economy Education Government & Power -
Our Budget
lyrics: Marlies Parent, Greater Westerly, RI Our Budget’s in the ditch, Now isn’t that a bitch? Hi Ho, we’re broke, you know, ‘Cause we don’t tax the rich. They watch…
Business & Economy Government & Power -
P.O.P. (Persistent Organic Pollutants)
We eat POP and drink POP And breathe it each day, Cause those cursed pollutants Just won't go away. They’ve found it in orcas and birds In breast milk and…
Environment & Energy