NO KINGS , NO WARS
WE WON’T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
Multi-Purpose
Categories
FUND PEOPLE’S NEEDS
NOT THE WAR MACHINE!
CALL: BILLIONS FOR WAR
BUT CAN’T FEED THE POOR?
RESPONSE: WE’RE FIRED UP,
WON’T TAKE IT NO MORE!
CALL: PENTAGON KILLS BY THE HOUR
WHAT DO WE DO?
RESPONSE: FIGHT THE POWER!!
SINGING FOR OUR LIVES
Words & Music: Holly Near © 1979 Hereford Music
WE ARE GENTLE ANGRY PEOPLE
AND WE ARE SINGING, SINGING FOR OUR LIVES
WE ARE GENTLE ANGRY PEOPLE
AND WE ARE SINGING, SINGING FOR OUR LIVES.
VERSES:
- WE ARE A LAND OF MANY COLORS…..
- WE ARE YOUNG AND OLD TOGETHER
- WE ARE ANTI-ICE UNITED
- WE ARE A JUSTICE-SEEKING PEOPLE
LOVE AND TRUTH NOT LIES AND HATE
WILL AGAIN MAKE AMERICA GREAT
CALL: ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE
ECHO: ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE
CALL: NO ONE IS ILLEGAL
ECHO: NO ONE IS ILLEGAL
CALL: NO HATE ! NO FEAR !
ECHO: NO HATE ! NO FEAR !
CALL: IMMIGRANTS ARE WELCOME HERE
ECHO: IMMIGRANTS ARE WELCOME HERE
CALL 1,2,3,4
ECHO 1,2,3,4
CALL ICE DETENTION NEVER MORE
ECHO ICE DETENTION NEVER MORE
CALL 5,6,7,8
ECHO 5,6,7,8
LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT
ECHO NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT
HEY HEY, HO HO
DONALD TRUMP HAS GOT TO GO
CALL: ON STRIKE, SHUT IT DOWN
ECHO: ON STRIKE, SHUT IT DOWN
CALL:_______IS AN ICE OUT TOWN.
ECHO:______IS AN ICE OUT TOWN.
BELIEVE YOUR EYES
NOT THEIR LIES!
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…
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…etc…
-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!
WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE
A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE!
(As heard 11/21 on the SEIU District 1199 NE
picket line SUNRISE Group Home workers)
WE GON BE ALRIGHT!
WE GON BE ALRIGHT! ……
(Kendrick Lamar)
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…..
LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT!
LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT!
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!
IF WE DON’T GET NO JUSTICE!
YOU DON’T GET NO PEACE!
_____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!
WHEN BLACK LIVES ARE UNDER ATTACK
WHAT DO WE DO?
STAND UP! FIGHT BACK!
LOVE TRUMPS HATE! (Repeat)
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…
WHOSE STREETS?
OUR STREETS!
(or: Whose schools, etc..)
(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…)
DIGNITY
YES!
JUSTICE
YES!
RESPECT
YES!
ORGANIZE
YES!
WE DID NOT CONSENT
TO THIS PRESIDENT!….
VOTE THEM OUT!
VOTE THEM OUT!
(or him /her out…)
TELL ME WHO’S ABOVE THE LAW
NOBODY’S ABOVE THE LAW!
VOTE THEM OUT!
VOTE THEM OUT!
SILENCE IS VIOLENCE!
SILENCE IS VIOLENCE!
Hey HEY—
Ho HO—
__ __ __HAVE GOT TO GO!
(ex: DETENTION CAMPS….
DEPORTATION….
HOMOPHOBIA…
THESE BILLIONAIRES…
DONALD TRUMP HAS GOT TO GO!!!
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
WE’RE GONNA SHOUT
IF YOU DON’T HEAR US
WE’LL VOTE YOU OUT!
WHEN I SAY “BLACK LIVES” you say “MATTER”
BLACK LIVES MATTER
BLACK LIVES MATTER
-WHEN I SAY “JUSTICE” you say “FOR ALL”
JUSTICE JUSTICE
FOR ALL FOR ALL…etc….
–WHEN I SAY “SI SE” you say “PUEDE” etc…
–WHEN I SAY “HEALTH CARE” you say “FOR ALL.”
–WHEN I SAY “ORGANIZE” you say “RIGHT NOW” etc…
(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)
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!
or: THE WHOLE EARTH IS WATCHING
THE WHOLE EARTH IS WATCHING
LISTEN___________,
HEAR OUR CRY
WHEN WE’RE SCREWED
WE MULTIPLY!!!!!!!!!
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!
STUDENTS SAY: ________‘s GOTTA GO!
NURSES SAY: __________’s GOTTA GO!
TEACHERS SAY: ________’s GOTTA GO!
WORKERS SAY: ________’s GOTTA GO! etc.
UP IN _____________WHAT DO WE SAY?
(ex: Hartford, Syracuse, etc.)
IS HERE TO STAY.
DOWN IN D.C. WHAT’S THE WORD?
MARCH AND PROTEST ‘TIL WE’RE HEARD!
WE ARE NOTHING WITHOUT EACH OTHER
WE ARE NOTHING WITHOUT EACH OTHER!
GET UP! GET DOWN!
THERE’S A PROTEST MOVEMENT IN THIS TOWN.
Sanctuary movement, etc…)
or _______________IS A PROTEST TOWN!
or________________IS AN ICE OUT TOWN
(Hartford, etc)
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)
PUT ON THE HEAT! OUT IN THE STREET!
PEOPLE’S POWER CAN NEVER BE BEAT!
WE ARE THE CHANGE
WE ARE THE CHANGE!
PEACE ON THE RIGHT JUSTICE ON THE LEFT
PEACE ON THE RIGHT JUSTICE ON THE LEFT!
FEE FI FO FUM
LOOK OUT___________
HERE WE COME!
WE ARE HERE TO MOBILIZE
FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THEIR LIES!
HEY_________________CAN YOU HEAR IT?
CAN YOU HEAR OUR MIGHTY SPIRIT?
(ex: TRUMP; or ICE)
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.
(Native American version)
3. This land is your land, but it once was OUR land
Before we sold you Manhattan island
YOU pushed our nations to the reservations
This land was stole by you from 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)
I ___BELIEVE___THAT WE WILL WIN
I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN ( yeah!)
MONEY FOR JOBS AND EDUCATION
NOT FOR WAR AND DEPORTATION
or NOT FOR MASS INCARCERATION
HEY
Song/ chant
5,6,7,8
HE—EY! Donald Trump (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
_________ SHAME ON YOU!
___________SHAME ON YOU
___________HAVE RIGHTS TOO!
________IS UNFAIR
ALL WE WANT IS OUR FAIR SHARE.
POWER POWER POWER
Power by the hour
WHO’S GOT THE POWER?
_______’s got the power
(Seniors, students, etc…)
POWER POWER POWER
Power by the hour!
ONE
We are the people
TWO
A little bit louder
THREE
We want ____
FOUR
No stoppin’ us ‘till we’ve – (loop it to start)
WON
We are the people
TWO
A little bit louder – etc…
_____________(name of deceased)
¡PRESENTE!
____________
REST IN POWER! (name of deceased)
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING …..
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)