Lyrics: Margaret Villani of Piedmont Raging Grannies
Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic
Mine eyes have seen the coming of American royalty
Anointed by the Court Supreme with all immunity
To prevent a presidential king, it’s up to you and me
Let’s RESIST and all stay strong.
CHORUS:
Power lust is never satisfied
Billionaires, they want to rule our lives
Pay low wages and jack up our living costs
Enough! Demand your rights!
We saw warnings written in a hundred news reports
Project twenty twenty-five our freedoms will abort
With a tyrant from Day One we find ourselves on red alert!
We will not let him rule!
I’ve read a fiery manual, writ in angry tones of zeal
By those who want the freedom to make their shady deals
With their endless itch for power they want all of us to kneel
At the altar of gold and greed
CHORUS
Destroy a hundred years of protective regulations
It only took a day or two of signing proclamations
Clean air and water, living wages, public education
Gone by the stroke of a pen
The king fires civil servants from departments by the score
Hires his politicos, who loyalty have sworn
Obey the king, right or wrong, legalities ignored
Submission is required!
CHORUS
Abortion, contraception, in vitro fertilization
The right to choose belongs to us, so please pay close attention
No woman’s life should be at risk from faulty legislation
We won’t breed like rabbits!
Project twenty twenty five fills nine hundred pages
Hurts the young, the old, disabled,
people of all ages
We must rise up and take a stand, and verbalize our rages!
Our freedom depends on us
CHORUS
Enough! Demand our rights!