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The Sweatshop Song
Lyrics © 2025 Unlisted Songwriter
- Tune
- Jingle Bells
- Written by
- Unlisted Songwriter
- Gaggle
- Seattle
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SING IT to the tune of Jingle Bells
Dashing through the stores
Credit cards grow weak.
Goodwill’s such a bore.
Consuming’s at its peak.
More things are what we need
Slave labour is the price.
Sweat shops promote greed.
But oh, that sweater’s nice!
CHORUS:
Oh, give with care
Be aware
Equality for all
Our planet needs humanity
Not another mall
REPEAT CHORUS
Price tags will never tell
The story of the pain.
A worker’s private hell,
A corporation’s gain.
So as you celebrate
This season of good cheer,
Don’t let your conscience wait
Until the next new year!
♦ ♦ ♦
Written by
Unlisted Songwriter
For the
Seattle Gaggle
Free to sing, share, and print with credit to Unlisted Songwriter and the Seattle Raging Grannies. Not for sale. raginggrannies.org