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Wake Up, America!
Lyrics © 2025 Unlisted Songwriter
- Tune
- When the Red, Red Robin
- Written by
- Unlisted Songwriter
- Gaggle
- Seattle
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SING IT to the tune of When the Red, Red Robin
Chorus:
Wake up, wake up, America!
Rise up! Stop this hysteria.
Be mighty wary of
U.S. world domination!
When Bush and his cronies
Start spouting baloney.
Should we make war?
Must we start the killing
Cause they’re unwilling
To talk some more?
Chorus
When war is perpetual
It’s sure to get you all
Terror widespread.
Why should we go to war?
What are we fighting for?
Just more oil?
Let’s start the talks again.
Let’s not start bombing when
Tempers boil!
When Bush and his cronies
Start spouting baloney for war.
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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