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From the songbook

Stop the Sweeps

Year 2018
Songwriter Linda Jansen
To the tune of Chim Chim Cheree There’s money in banks that will never get used And people who need it for housing & shoes What wicked system has such a result? Must have been built by some mean greedy cult! CHORUS: Chim chiminey, chim chiminey Chim chim cheree! The cops must be stopped from their sweep jamborees Chim chiminey, chim chiminey Chim chim cheroo! If you don’t try to stop ‘em, might happen to you! The cops don’t sweep chimneys. That’s not what they do. They harshly enforce the rich city’s rules. So we must stop them, a lot is at stake Don't want the wealthy to steal the whole cake. CHORUS If you have a chimney, you must have a stove And a room where you sit and never get cold If you think that is something that we all need, Join your neighbors who’re out there to stop this bad deed. CHORUS City Council says housing’s an obvious need. Housing for all--they say that’s their creed? They can't dilly-dally, must get off of their duffs. And build public housing, or their jobs they can stuff. And build public housing, or their jobs they can stuff!