Hoosier Raging Grannies

Just a note: This song was written about Gaza, but I would prefer to adapt it so it covers all children of war…..or perhaps more than one round could be used, substituting Darfur for Gaza (and sadly, others).
Granny Donna

THE CHILDREN OF GAZA
(tune: Sound of Silence)
By Sally Alice Thompson, Albuquerque WILPF
Raging Grannies and Corinne Willinger, NYMetro R.G.s

When I think of Gaza’s plight,
It’s children haunt me day and night.
Of the children who are crying,
Of the children who are dying,
And the things they’ve seen
That no-one should have to bear
Happening there.
So filled with fear
They’re silent.

Children should be having fun,
Safe place to play, safe place to run,
Wholesome food and good clean water,
Safe for parent, son and daughter,
And we must hope and together we must strive
Keep them alive
Not filled with fear
And silent.

In our country we ignore
All the horror of this war,
No-one hears the children crying,
No-one sees the people dying,
But we must stop this sad complacency,
Stop tragedy;
WE WILL NOT BE SILENT
WE WILL NOT BE SILENT.

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This was contributed by Rose on the E-vine:

Health Care / Money songs:
1)Get Your Elbows Off The Table

When someone who is working goes off sick
And they can’t afford a doctor real quick
Then the family’s does the care
Takes off working to be there
Whamo goes our labour force, down in a tick!

If we’re looking for a good economy
Then we need some healthy workers, dontcha see?
We’ll all make bigger bucks
When our health care doesn’t sick
*Single user pay’s the plan for you and me

*(Or the name of whatever you Americans think works – in Canada we’d sing: Universal care’s the only plan for me!).

2) Childhood Politically Incorrect Tune ( 1 little, 2 little, 3 little…)

One little, two little, three little dollars
Gotta squeeze ‘em until they holler
Where’s the best place to put that money?
Make a new health care system!

One little, two little, three little sick ones
Spreading their germs with no dough to fix ‘em
We’ve gotta get us a brand new system
Have we got a plan for you!

*Single user pay, that’s the ticket
It will work but we all gotta pick it
Anything else, tell them where to stick it!
Single user pay now!

3) South of the Border (tune) *Could use morrocas and tambourines & ham it up

North of the border
In New Mexico
That’s where we need a break
For goodness sake
On health care rates
And we sure don’t wonder
We know what we need
*Single user pay plan
Is welcome indeed!
I – yi-yi-yi (point to self)
And You, you you! (point to audience)

4) Tune: Oh where oh where has my little dog gone?

Oh where oh where will we get the bucks
To fund a decent health plan?
Government waste will fund more than a taste
Let’s lobby our dear congressman.

5) Silver Threads Among The Gold

Darling, I am growing sicker
And I know we’re out of gold
But our government can fix this
If we make sure that they’re told

*Single user pay’s the answer
Write your congressperson dear
With the proper health insurance
I’ll be better, never fear.

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Tune: Pop Goes the Weasel
Lyrics by Nancy Goedert,
Raging Grannies of Detroit

OU-R children cry out to us
GIVE us a future.
YOU broke our beautiful world
AND you can’t fix it.

You DROVE a hole through the o-Ozone layer
We FEAR to play in the sun now
Skin CANcer looms as future doom.
And YOU can’t fix it.

YOU destroyed the ra-in forests
With OXygen they made
And HAbitats that they gave
And YOU can’t fix it.

You DROVE to extinction
THOUsands of animals
For-ever and for-ever
And YOU can’t fix it.

You TELL us to clean up our mess
While YOU make nuclear waste
POIson water, air and land,
And YOU can’t fix it.

You TEACH us to share
TELL us not to fight
But HAVES don’t share with have-nots
AND, you make war.

You SAY that you love us
Make ACTions match your words
Stop doing what you cannot fix.
STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT!

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