January 18th, 2009
What do we want from Obama?
What Do We Want from Obama?
(Tune: “99 Bottles of Beer”)
Lyrics by Vicki Ryder and the NYC Grans
What do we want from Obama,
The man we’d like to love?
We’re here to tell you what we wrote
To him on change-dot-gov:
We want our troops brought home real quick,
And all the wars to cease,
‘Cause bombs and occupation
Are not the way to peace.
We want fair and equal treatment
For folks both straight and gay,
And an end to corporate bailouts…
Those with the most should pay!
We want single-payer health care,
Or else you’ll hear us rage,
And jobs that stay right here at home
And pay a living wage.
We want our civil liberties
(We wonder where they went?)
Don’t label folks as terrorists
When they choose to dissent.
This country must stop torture
For justice to prevail.
To teach the world how wrong it is -
Put Cheney and Bush in jail.
Now you know what we want, Obama.
If you want the Grannies’ love,
You’ll make these changes that we sent
To you on change-dot-gov.
(Yes, you’ll make these changes that we sent
To you on change-dot-gov.)
