Raging Grannies Without Borders Anti War songs

WITHOUT BORDERS
of Detroit Michigan and Windsor Ontario

Anti War Songs
We write our own songs using familiar old tunes, adding lyrics to suit the occasion. Can you write lyrics? We'd like to hear from you then.
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DOO DAH
                  (to the tune Camptown Races)

Raging Grannies
Sing our song.
Doo dah, doo dah.
Raging Grannies say
War is wrong.
All the doo dah day!

Gonna rage and roar,
Gonna stop all war.
Raging Grannies
Sing our song
All the doo dah day!

Bush�s policies are wrong,
Doo doo, doo doo,
Iraq is not where we belong
And killing�s not the way.

Gonna roar all night,
Gonna rage all day.
We�re here to stop the war machine,
Don�t get in our way!

We�ve got to stop it now,
We�ve got to do it right,
Children are the ones at rick,
So get out there all right!




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GAGGLE AGAINST WAR
              (to the tune Side by Side)

Oh, we�re a gaggle of grannies,
Urging you up off your fannies,
We�re raising our voice, we want a new choice,
NO MORE WAR!

Now Bush has been given the power
To force other nations to cower,
It�s �Do as I say or get blown away!�
NO MORE WAR!

(solo) Whether it�s bin Laden
   Or Saddam Hussein,
   War is not the answer,
   BOMBS JUST KILL AND MAIM!

Soooo, join this gaggle of grannies
Get up off of your fannies!
We�re telling you now, we�re angry and how!
NO MORE WAR!

(solo) We really mean it -- NO MORE WAR!
(solo) We mean precisely -- NO MORE WAR!
(solo) We�ll say it very nicely -- NO MORE WAR!



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GEORGIE PORGIE
                             (Tune: �Daisy, Daisy�)

Georgie Porgie,
Listen to your old Gran,
You look childish
Tryin� to be a big man.

Put away your war toys
And join the �Work for Peace� boys
Then you�ll look tall
And we can all
Live together in harmony.

Georgie Porgie,
Why would you go to war?
�Smart� bombs just make
Vi-o-lence grow the more.

We think it�s time you grew up
And stop these endless screw-ups.
Put down your guns
So all our sons
And our daughters will die no more.



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TA RA RA BOOM DE AY

Ta ra ra boom de ay!
We don�t want war today!
Smart bombs are dumb-de-ay,
They must be put away.

Ta ra ra boom de ay!
Who shall we bomb today?
This isn�t child�s play.
�Thou shalt not kill,� we say.

Ta ra ra boom de ay!
The world has gone insane.
We can�t just kill and maim
To fight Saddam Hussein.

Ta ra ra boom de ay!
Bush hasn�t got a clue --
Iraq�s a country, too,
With folks like me and you.

Ta ra ra boom de ay!
War doesn�t work no more.
It could go nuclear!
Ta ra ra BOOM!

-5-

THE BUSH BARREL POLKA
(Tune: �Beer Barrel Polka�)

In defense of freedom
We�ll throw our freedoms away.
Wave high Old Glory,
Free speech is simply pass�
Our Constitution
Needs some revision today,
We don�t need all of that protection,
The Bill of Rights gets in the way!

      When you hear that knock upon your door
      It�s the CIA or FBI.
      You won�t know what they have in store
      Or know the charge or reason why....

Down with due process!
Why would you ever need that?
You�re safe and comfy.
Liberty�s simply old hat.
Take away our freedom.
Arrest us and put us in jail,
Now�s the time to call out the army�
Cuz Bush league justice prevails!



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THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE WAR BUSINESS
(Tune: There's No Business Like Show Business�)

There's no business like war business,
The best business we know.
Never mind the homeless and the hungry!
Never mind the people without jobs!
Nowhere can you get that special feeling
Like when you're dropping a ton of bombs....

There's no business like war business,
The best business we know.
Paying for those missiles is a lot of bucks,
You may complain, but golly shucks,
Oil is what they're fighting for
So let's get tough
We need a war, so GO FIGHT!



                                                      -7-

BOMB IRAQ
If You�re Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands

If we cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq.
If the markets hurt your Mama, bomb Iraq.
If the terrorists are Saudi
And the bank takes back your Audi
And the TV shows are bawdy, bomb Iraq.

If the corporate scandal�s growin�, bomb Iraq.
And your ties to them are showin�, bomb Iraq.
If the smokin� gun ain�t smokin�
They don�t care and they're not jokin�
That Saddam will soon be croakin�, bomb Iraq.

Even if we have no allies, bomb Iraq.
From the sand dunes to the valleys, bomb Iraq.
So to hell with the inspections,
Let�s look tough for the elections.
Close your mind and take directions, bomb Iraq.

While the globe is slowing warmin�, bomb Iraq.
Yes, the clouds of war are stormin�, bomb Iraq
If the ozone hole is growin�
Some things we prefer not knowin�
Though our ignorance is showin�, bomb Iraq.

So here�s one for dear old daddy, bomb Iraq.
From his favorite little laddy, bomb Iraq.
Saying �No� would look like treason.
It�s the Hussein hunting season.
Even if we have no reason, bomb Iraq.

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STRANGEST DREAM

Last night I had the strangest dream
I'd ever dreamed before.
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war.

I dreamed a saw a mighty room,
The room was filled with men.
And the paper they were signing said
They'd never fight again.

And when the paper was all signed
And a million copies made
They all joined hands and bowed there heads
And grateful prayers were prayed.

And the people in the streets below
Were dancin' round and round,
While guns and swords and uniforms
Lay scattered on the ground.

Last night I had the strangest dream
I'd ever dreamed before.
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war.

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WHAT ARE THEY THINKING?
(Tune: On Top of Old Smokey)

O what are they thinking, the men who make war
It's all about power and wanting more oil.
They sit in the White House, the Pentagon too
And dream up new ways to annihilate you.

Bush says if you gas us, we'll nuke you to bits
So don't you dare use an-ny germs or anthrax.
We�ve got all these warheads, been stockpiled for years
Just waiting for leaders to trade on our fears.

They'll melt down the countries that try to fight back
But sooner or later they'll throw in the sack.
Because if one country starts nuclear war
...( momentary silence, count 6, then spoken)
There won't BE any more!

by Patricia Lay-Dorsey

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Battle Hymn of the People
Doo Dah
Gaggle Against War
Georgie Porgie
Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay
The Bush Barrel Polka
There's No Business like War Business
The Strangest Dream
Bomb Iraq
What Are They Thinking
More Anti War songs
Songs we sang in D.C.
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Battle Hymn of the People
(Tune: "Battle Hymn of the Republic")

He says our country's been attacked and now's the time to act,
He gives us lots of rhetoric but can�t supply the facts.
We build all the weapons, then we blame it on Iraq,
And Bush keeps pushing on.

Georgie Bush is telling stories, Georgie Bush is telling stories,
Georgie Bush is telling stories, and Congress goes along.

He told us that Bin Laden was the one we ought to get,
But suddenly Iraq, it seems, is where his sights are set.
It doesn't make a lot of sense, we fear that he�s all wet,
Yet Bush keeps pushing on.

Georgie Bush is telling stories... and the media go along.

He tells us that Saddam�s a threat to our security,
While we spend more than all the rest on military,
Instead of focusing on building our economy,
Yet Bush keeps pushing on.

Georgie Bush is telling stories... and the people go along.

He says he wants Iraq to change and war's the only way,
But he won't let the people or the UN have their say.
War is not the answer and invasion's not our way,
Yet Bush keeps pushing on.

Georgie Bush is telling stories... but we won�t go along!!!





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