WHEN _____IS UNDER ATTACK (ex: DEMOCRACY)
WHAT DO WE DO?
STAND UP! FIGHT BACK!
ex: SCIENTISTS; IMMIGRANT RIGHTS;
MEDICAID; VETERAN’S RIGHTS;
SOCIAL SECURITY; EDUCATION;
FEDERAL WORKERS; HEALTHCARE;
DISABILITY RIGHTS
RESIST!
WHEN _____IS UNDER ATTACK (ex: DEMOCRACY)
WHAT DO WE DO?
STAND UP! FIGHT BACK!
ex: SCIENTISTS; IMMIGRANT RIGHTS;
MEDICAID; VETERAN’S RIGHTS;
SOCIAL SECURITY; EDUCATION;
FEDERAL WORKERS; HEALTHCARE;
DISABILITY RIGHTS
THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!
THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!
¡EL PUEBLO UNIDO JAMÁS SERÁ VENCIDO!
¡EL PUEBLO UNIDO JAMÁS SERÁ VENCIDO!
OUR MOVEMENT UNITED WILL NEVER BE DIVIDED, etc…
FASCISM DEFEATED MUST NEVER BE REPEATED, etc…
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!
IF WE DON’T GET NO JUSTICE
YOU DON’T GET NO PEACE!
LOVE NOT HATE
MAKES AMERICA GREAT!
Call: WE’RE FIRED UP!
Response: WON’T TAKE (IT) NO MORE!
WE’RE FIRED UP!
WON’T TAKE (IT) NO MORE! etc…
Call: SHOW ME WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
Resp: THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
-SHOW ME WHAT RESISTANCE LOOKS LIKE
Resp. THIS IS WHAT RESISTANCE LOOKS LIKE
-SHOW ME WHAT UNITY LOOKS LIKE…
Resp: THIS IS WHAT UNITY LOOKS LIKE (etc)
-SHOW ME WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE…
-SHOW ME WHAT BLACK LIVES LOOK LIKE…
-SHOW ME WHAT JUSTICE LOOKS LIKE…
-SHOW ME WHAT AMERICA LOOKS LIKE…
AN INJURY TO ONE
IS AN INJURY TO ALL!
¡UN DAÑO PARA UNO
ES UN DAÑO A TODO!
Call and Echo in a marching cadence:
Call: WE’RE SPEEDING TOWARDS A FASCIST STATE
Echo: WE’RE SPEEDING TOWARDS A FASCIST STATE
Call: RESIST! RESIST! IT’S NOT TOO LATE!
Echo: RESIST! RESIST! IT’S NOT TOO LATE.
DON’T OBEY THEIR LIES AND FABLE Echo etc. 2x
RESIST! RESIST! WHILE WE’RE STILL ABLE! Echo etc. 2x
READ BOOKS LIKE “ON TYRANNY” Echo etc. 2x
RESIST! RESIST! WHILE WE’RE STILL FREE! Echo etc. 2x
DON’T DESPAIR OR GET DEPRESSED Echo etc. 2x
RESIST! RESIST! NO TIME TO REST! Echo etc. 2x
GO OUT DANCING, JOKE AND JIVE Echo etc. 2x
RESIST! RESIST! KEEP HOPE ALIVE! Echo etc. 2x
HEY HEY WHAT DO YOU SAY?
DEMOCRACY IS HERE TO STAY!
HEY HEY HEAR OUR CALL!
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL!
HEY HEY HOW CAN WE DO IT?
ROCK THE VOTE and DON”T SAY “SCREW IT!”
HEY HEY WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
__________ IS MOVING MIGHTY SLOW!
(ex: the board, the state, etc…)
HANDS OFF________
(Refrain after each line)
MEDICAID and MEDICARE
SOCIAL SECURITY
FAIR ELECTIONS
OUR FREE SPEECH
CONSUMER PROTECTION
VETERAN’S RIGHTS
IMMIGRANT’S RIGHTS
LBGTQ+ RIGHTS
PUBLIC LANDS
OUR BODIES
MUSEUMS and LIBRARIES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, etc…..
_____SAYS YES We say no!
_____ SAYS HELL YES We say hell now!
______SAYS FIRE We say hire!
_____ SAYS LAYOFF We say shove off
_____SAYS CUTBACK We say fight back!
_____ SAYS GIVE BACK We say fight back!
_____ SAYS TAKE AWAY We say no way!
(ex: Trump, Boss, etc…)
WANNA KNOW WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS?
WE ARE STANDING UP FOR JUSTICE!
AIN’T NO POWER LIKE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE
‘CAUSE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE DON’T STOP
DON’T STOP (or SAY WHAT?) (reel to beginning)
—AIN’T NO POWER LIKE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE…
(Traditional marching cadence)
Call: WE ARE THE _______(ex: PEOPLE …)
Echo: WE ARE THE________ (ex: PEOPLE…)
Call: THE MIGHTY MIGHTY PEOPLE
Echo: THE MIGHTY MIGHTY PEOPLE
Call: EVERYWHERE WE GO
Echo: EVERYWHERE WE GO
Call: PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW
Echo: PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW
Call: WHO WE ARE
Echo: WHO WE ARE
Call: SO WE TELL THEM…
Echo: SO WE TELL THEM…
Call: WE ARE THE __(ex: VOTERS; or FUTURE…)
Echo: WE ARE THE ___(ex: VOTERS; or FUTURE…)
TELL ME WHO’S ABOVE THE LAW
NOBODY’S ABOVE THE LAW!
VOTE THEM OUT!
VOTE THEM OUT!
WE’RE GONNA BEAT–BEAT– BACK THE BOSS
WE’RE GONNA BEAT BEAT BACK THE BOSS.
or: WE’RE GONNA BEAT –BACK– THE ______ ATTACK
WE’RE GONNA BEAT BACK THE _______ ATTACK.
or:WE’RE GONNA DUMP– DUMP– DONALD TRUMP
WE’RE GONNA DUMP DUMP DONALD TRUMP
Hey HEY—
Ho HO—
__ __ __HAVE GOT TO GO!
(ex: DETENTION CAMPS,
HOMOPHOBIA, etc.)
YOU CAN’T CONTROL US
WE GOT THE POWER
IF YOU CAN’T HEAR US
WE’LL SAY IT LOUDER!
YOU CAN’T CONTROL US
YOU’RE GONNA HEAR US SHOUT
IF YOU DON’T HEAR US
WE’RE GONNA VOTE YOU OUT!
(sing-song marching cadence)
Call: I DON’T KNOW BUT I’VE BEEN TOLD
ECHO: I DON’T KNOW BUT I’VE BEEN TOLD
THE PEOPLE HERE ARE MIGHTY BOLD
– THE PEOPLE HERE ARE MIGHTY BOLD
THERE”S ONE THING THAT’S CLEAR TO ME
– THERE’S ONE THING THAT’S CLEAR TO ME
THE PEOPLE HERE HAVE UNITY
– THE PEOPLE HERE HAVE UNITY
LIES AND THREATS WILL NOT DIVIDE
-LIES AND THREATS WILL NOT DIVIDE
THE PEOPLE STANDING SIDE BY SIDE
-THE PEOPLE STANDING SIDE BY SIDE!
WE’RE BAD —- WE KNOW IT—-
WE’RE HERE — TO SHOW IT—-
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
AND YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET!
WE’RE BAD….(loop right back to first line)
LISTEN___________,
HEAR OUR CRY
WHEN WE’RE SCREWED
WE MULTIPLY!!!!!!!!!
NO MAGA, (or DOGE or____)
NO KKK,
NO FASCIST USA!
WHAT DO WE WANT?
JUSTICE (or DACA, etc..)
WHEN DO WE WANT IT?
NOW
DO WE WANT IT NEXT WEEK?
NO!
DO WE WANT IT NEXT YEAR?
NO!
WHEN DO WE WANT IT?
NOW!
WHEN DO WE WANT IT?
NOW!
Refrain after each couplet:
SHAME, SHAME, NOT IN OUR NAME!
Oligarchic fascists
Won’t pay their taxes
SHAME, SHAME, NOT etc…
Grabbing Greenland
Drilling in the heartland
SHAME, SHAME, etc…
Gaza genocide
Censoring gay pride
Racist lies
Cancels DEI’S
Illegal deportation
Cutting education
War on being woke
War on women folk
Voter suppression
Transpeople repression
Golfing on our dime
Committing war crimes
Cuts Social Security
For young and for elderly
Fat cats in the White House
Billionaire handouts!
SHAME, SHAME, NOT IN OUR NAME!
Oligarchic fascists
Won’t pay their taxes
SHAME, SHAME, NOT etc…
Grabbing Greenland
Drilling in the heartland
SHAME, SHAME, etc…
Gaza genocide
Censoring gay pride
Racist lies
Cancels DEI’S
Illegal deportation
Cutting education
War on being woke
War on women folk
Voter suppression
Transpeople repression
Golfing on our dime
Committing war crimes
Cuts Social Security
For young and for elderly
Fat cats in the White House
Billionaire handouts!
1-2-3-4– WE WON’T TAKE IT ANYMORE
(or WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE MARCHING FOR)
(or OUT HERE FOR)
(or NO ONE SHOULD BE WORKING POOR)
5-6-7-8 –LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT!
(or SIT DOWN AND NEGOTIATE)
NO FEAR! NO HATE!
NO ICE IN OUR STATE! (or DOGE etc..)
WE ARE HERE TO MOBILIZE
FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THEIR LIES!
HEY_________________CAN YOU HEAR IT?
CAN YOU HEAR OUR MIGHTY SPIRIT?
(ex:TRUMP; DOGE; ICE)
NO MORE CORPORATE GREED
RENEWABLES ARE WHAT WE NEED.
NO MORE CORPORATE GREED
PEOPLE OVER PROFIT IS OUR CREED.
¿SE PUEDE?
¡Sí se puede!¡ Sí se puede!
¡Sí se puede! ¡Sí se puede!
(Chant with clapping)
(trans: Can we do it? Yes we can!)
NEVER AGAIN IS NOW!
NEVER AGAIN IS NOW!
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
Woody Guthrie, 1940
CHORUS:
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York island,
From the Redwood forest, to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me.
1. As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
I saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me.
CHORUS
2. I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me, a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me.
Woody Guthrie, 1940
CHORUS:
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York island,
From the Redwood forest, to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me.
1. As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
I saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me.
CHORUS
2. I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me, a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me.
SONG/CHANT
WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT
WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT
NO–WE AIN’T GONNA TAKE IT
WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT
ANYMORE!
Optional verse:
WE GOT THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE IT
THERE AIN’T NO WAY WE’LL LOSE IT
THIS IS OUR LIFE, THIS IS OUR SONG!
(See Twisted Sister version on YouTube)
WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED
Tune:Trad.-Black Spiritual
CHORUS: We shall not, we shall not be moved
We shall not, we shall not be moved
Just like a tree that’s standing by the water
We shall not be moved.
Verses:
1. The union is behind us, we shall not be moved (2x)-CHORUS
2. We’re black, brown, white together, etc…
3. We’re singing for our children, etc…
4. We’ll stand and work together, etc…
5. We’re old and young together, etc…
6. We’re gay and strait together, etc…
7. No one is ILEGAL! etc…
En Espanol:
CORO: No, no, no, no nos moveran (2x)
Como un árbol firme junto al rio
No nos moveran,
Versos:
1. Unidos venceremos no nos moveran (2x)
(or fuertes somos ya!)
2. Unidos en la lucha…..
3. Unidos en la huelga…
4. Trabajando y cantando…
5. Jovenes y viejos…
6. Luchamos por los hijos…
7. Fuertes, fuertes fuertes somos ya…
WE SHALL OVERCOME
Tune:Traditional-Black Spiritual
Verse 1: We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome someday.
CHORUS: O-O-Oh deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome someday.
Verses:
2. We shall live in peace (3x) someday
3. Truth shall make us free (3x) today
4. Whole wide world around (3x) today
5. We’ll walk hand in hand (3x) today
6. We are not afraid (3x) today
En Espanol:
Verso 1: Unidos venceremos (3x) hoy
CORO: O-O-Oh en mi corazon
Yo creo
Unidos venceremos
Verso 2: Viviremos en paz (3x) hoy
Tune:Traditional-Black Spiritual
Verse 1: We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome someday.
CHORUS: O-O-Oh deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome someday.
Verses:
2. We shall live in peace (3x) someday
3. Truth shall make us free (3x) today
4. Whole wide world around (3x) today
5. We’ll walk hand in hand (3x) today
6. We are not afraid (3x) today
En Espanol:
Verso 1: Unidos venceremos (3x) hoy
CORO: O-O-Oh en mi corazon
Yo creo
Unidos venceremos
Verso 2: Viviremos en paz (3x) hoy
SONG/CHANT
(Tune: We Will Rock You by QUEEN)
WE ARE UNION (OR WE ARE VOTERS)
WE ARE, WE ARE- UNION (or VOTERS!)
(Thump, thump clap – thump, thump clap)
WE ARE, WE ARE-UNION
(Thump, thump clap – thump, thump clap)
WE WILL, WE WILL ROCK YOU (2x)
(Thump, thump clap – thump, thump clap)
WE WILL, WE WILL BLOCK YOU (etc)
(clap-thump, thump X2)
WE WILL, WE WILL STOP YOU ( etc)
Song chant
HEY!
(Count) 5,6,7,8
HE—EY! (Elon Musk)or_____!
OOH AAH!
You gotta know-ow
That it’s time to go!
Tune: Hey! Baby by Bruce Channel
Words: See rousing videos on YouTube
-Protest in Brighton, UK 1/30/2017
-Rutgers strike “Hey Holloway” 4/12/23
YOU SCREWED US OVER
(Tune: Hey Look Me Over)
You screwed us over
That’s why we say
We’re gonna dump you
Come Election Day
So don’t turn your backs boys (or TRUMP)
Don’t feel secure
We’re gonna get you in the end
Of that you can be sure
And we’re be back by the millions
YOU know it’s true
Hang on to your hats boys
We’re coming after YOU!
HERE IS THE LESSON WE’VE LEARNED THIS YEAR
ON THIS YOU CAN RELY-
WHEN WE’RE SCREWED WE MULTIPLY!
AIN’T GONNA LET NOBODY TURN ME ‘ROUND
Tune: Traditional – Black Spiritual; Civil Rights Movement
Verse 1:
Ain’t gonna let NOBODY
Turn me/us ’round, turn me/us ’round, turn me/us ’round
Ain’t gonna let NOBODY
Turn us ’round
CHORUS
We’re gonna keep on a-walking,
Keep on a-talking,
Gonna build a better world!
Verses:
2. Ain’t gonna let Discrimination…
3. … Intimidation…
4. … No Racism…
5. … Homophobia…
6. … No Hatred…
7. … No Violence…
8. …Incarceration….
9. …No Deportation…
LOOK TO THE PEOPLE
Words and Music: Ruth Pelham – Used with Permission
Find it on youtube
Verses:
We’re gonna look to the people for courage
(also: wisdom, justice, power, laughter, and loving)
In the hard times coming ahead
We’re gonna sing and shout
We’re gonna work it out
In the hard times coming ahead.
CHORUS:
With people’s courage (3x)
We can make it.
Song Chant:
NA NA NA NA
NA NA NA NA
HEY HEY _________(ICE; etc…)
GOODBYE-EH!
(Find it on YouTube-
NaNa Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by STEAM)
Good Chants is also available as a free download and for sale as a pocket sized book published by Syracuse Cultural Workers.