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What Would Ruth Do
Lyrics © 2026 Cathy Turnbull
- Tune
- Frère Jacques
- Written by
- Cathy Turnbull
- Gaggle
- Charlotte
- Filed
- March 17, 2026
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How to read the marks
Bold word Strong beat
Italic word Inflection / stress
[Chorus] Section label
Tips from the gaggle
- Read the lyrics through once silently before singing.
- If the original tune is unfamiliar, look it up first.
- Modify freely. Every gaggle adapts songs to local issues.
SING IT to the tune of Frère Jacques
What would Ruth do? What would Ruth do?
Protect our rights! Protect our rights!
Women’s reproductive care
Would be legal everywhere,
In all fifty states, in all fifty states.
What would Ruth do? What would Ruth do?
Protect our rights! Protect our rights!
Keep accountability,
No POTUS immunity,
Co-equal branches, checks and balances.
What would Ruth do? What would Ruth do?
Protect our rights! Protect our rights!
Blatant racial profiling
Is dehumanizing.
We dissent! We dissent! shout> WE DISSENT!
♦ ♦ ♦
Written by
Cathy Turnbull
For the
Charlotte Gaggle
Filed
March 17, 2026
Free to sing, share, and print with credit to Cathy Turnbull and the Charlotte Raging Grannies. Not for sale. raginggrannies.org