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== Occupy Portland, Oregon - 2011 ==
; Occupy XMas Songs
=== Occupy is coming to town ===
:You better watch out, you better not lie
:You better not steal I'm telling you why
:Occupy is coming to town
:You're cooking the books, We're checking them twice
:Gonna find out who's naughty or nice
:Occupy is coming to town
:We see you when you're cheating
:We know when you're a snake
:We know when you've been bad or good
:So be good for goodness sake
:Oh, you better watch out, you better not spy
:You better not pry I'm telling you why
:Occupy is coming to town
:We see you when you're speaking
:We know when you're a fake
:We know if you've been doing wrong
:So do good for goodness sake
:We're speaking aloud, we're going to try
:We're going to teach you not to lie
:Occupy is coming to town
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=== 12 days of Xmas ===
:On the first day of Xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:the keys to a brand new humvee!
:On the second day of xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:two vacation homes...
:On the third day of xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:three corporate jets...
:On the fourth day of xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:a four hundred foot yacht...
:On the fifth day of xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:a golden parachute! ...
:On the sixth day of xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:six senators...
:On the seventh day of xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:seven maids a'cleaning...
:On the eighth day of xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:8000 sq ft house...
:On the ninth day of xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:nine supreme court judges...
:On the tenth day of xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:ten million in stock options...
:On the eleveth day of xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:eleven thousand layoffs...
:On the twelfth day of xmas, taxpayers gave to me
:twelve trillion in bailouts...
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=== Deck the halls ===
:Deck the halls of congress with cash
:Fa la la la la la la la la
:Tis the season to get your stash
:Fa la la la la la la la la
:Corporations fill the coffers
:Fa la la la la la la la la
:We will entertain all offers
:Fa la la la la la la la la
:Lady Liberty we extort
:Fa la la la la la la la la
:When we purchase the Supreme Court
:Fa la la la la la la la la
:Our interests fill the dockets
:Fa la la la la la la la la
:As we line the judges pockets
:Fa la la la la la la la la
:Stack the deck against the masses
:Fa la la la la - La la la laaah.
:While the bankers all get passes
:Fa la la la la - La la la laaah.
:Don we now our yoke of slav’ry
:Fa la la - la la la - La la laaah.
:Ignore the Occupiers’ brav’ry
:Fa la la la la - La la la laaah.
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=== Jingle bills ===
:Jingle bills. Jingle coins.
:Jingle all the way.
:Oh, what fun it is to shop,
:while freedom slips away.
:Oh,
:Jingle bills. Jingle coins.
:Jingle all the way.
:Oh, what fun it is to shop,
:While justice is delayed.
:Dashing through the mall
:With credit cards in play
:Into debt we go
:Laughing all the way
:Bells on cashbox rings
:Making spirits bright
:What fun it is to shop for bling
:While we lose all our rights.
:Oh...
:Jingle Bells, Wall Street smells
:They took our jobs away!
:Profits first while people thirst
:For justice every day!
:Oh
:Jingle Bells, fill the cells
:Of prisons with the rich!
:Who practice greed while those in need
:Get told that life's a bitch!
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=== Little Drummer Boys ===
:Come they told me pa rum pum pum pum
:Fight for your right to speak pa rum pum pum pum
:October sixth we'll meet pa rum pum pum pum
:To revolt in the streets pa rum pum pum
:rum pum pum pum
:rum pum pum pum
:Shall we shout to them rum pum pum pum
:from under their thumbs
:We came to congregate pa rum pum pum pum
:We are all poor boys too pa rum pum pum pum
:We now have words to bring pa rum pum pum pum
:Fit for the banker thieves pa rum pum pum
:rum pum pum pum
:rum pum pum pum
:We won't beg from you pa rum pum pum pum
:another crumb
:They told us to leave pa rum pum pum pum
:They came with gas and guns pa rum pum pum pum
:We played our drums for them pa rum pum pum
:We kept our peace for them pa rum pum pum pum
:rum pum pum pum
:rum pum pum pum
:Next day they swung at us pa rum pum pum pums
:Us and our drums.
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=== Dashing through the waves ===
:Dashing through the waves
:In a loaded cargo ship
:Is the reason our economy
:Has degraded into this
:Walmart shelves are stocked
:Local businesses can not
:Compete with such a travesty
:Our jobs have all been lost
:Oh, China sells
:China sells
:Goods that make you sick
:Everywhere, people suffer
:From this corporate kick, Hey!
:China sells
:China sells
:Everything so cheap
:Children work in factories
:Just to make ends meat
:Our manufacturing,
:is called our GDP
:When it is down and out
:Unemployment we will see
:Into kids toys are fed
:Mercury and led
:If we keep letting this go on
:We all will wind up dead
:Oh, China sells
:China sells
:Things we used to make
:like electronics, paper goods
:And even back yard rakes
:Oh, China sells
:China sells
:To our companies
:The Worlds Trade Centers Policies
:Have brought us to our knees
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=== Little town of occupy ===
(To the tune of "Little town of Bethlehem")
:Oh little town of occupy
:How vocal you have become
:With hearts together old and young
:Our voices combine as one
:And in the face of swat teams
:We stand up straight and strong
:We’re peaceful and unyielding
:We work for everyone
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=== Gramma got run over by a stagecoach ===
:Gramma got run over by a stagecoach
:And all her money stole by banking thieves!
:You might think Wells Fargo is immoral
:As for me and grandpa we agree!
:Gramma had a little cottage
:And she lived there all alone
:Gramma never had much money
:Then Wells Fargo bought her mortgage loan!
:When she couldn’t make her payment
:Bankers took her home away
:Now my dear Gramma is homeless
:And the banker has a yacht out in the bay!
:Gramma got run over by a stagecoach
:And her house was stole by banking thieves
:You might say there’s no such thing as Satan
:But as for me and Grandpa we believe!
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=== Pay, pay, pay ===
(To the tune of "Row Row Row Your Boat")
:Pay, pay, pay your tax,
:Like the working class.
:Corp’rate giants and millionaires
:Don’t deserve a pass.
:Tax, tax, tax the rich
:Before they bleed us dry.
:Don’t cut the programs that we need.
:You’ll cause the poor to die.
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=== Away in the Caymans ===
(To the tune of "Away in a Manger")
:Away in the Caymans
:The Plutocrats wept
:Because, we the people
:Are listing their debts
:We're no longer fooled by
:Divide and delay
:We're planting the seeds
:But they're making the hay
:We're humans, not cattle
:We will not be cowed
:We are all unbroken
:Unbent and unbowed
:With love for the Earth
:We will stand straight and strong
:With love for each other
:We'll sing a new song
:We will stand together
:Through the cold and pain
:The Plutocrats loss
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=== Away In Our Hearts ===
(by Fern Capella)
:Away in our hearts lives a place we all know
:where children are cherished and healthy things grow
:where everyone's equal and all have a home
:a place full of love, grace, compassion and hope.
:A new day is coming for the Earth that we love
:that old way is dying and shriveling up
:the world that we make now is up to all of us
:let's let every day be the day of the dove.
:Peace is our vision and love is in our hearts
:we don't know what will happen but we know this is the start
:our children deserve laughter, imagination and art
:Take my hand in this new world and let's all do our part.
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=== Rupert the red nose liar ===
:Rupert the red nose liar, was a propaganda troll
:And if you ever watch fox, you will even say it's so
:All of the other networks, often act just the same
:They never let the people, join in on the media game
:Til one warm October eve, Livestream came to say
:People with your lights so bright, wont you stream the show tonight
:Then how the people gathered, as they shouted out with glee, YIPEE
:Rupert the red nose liar, you won't write our history...
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=== Rudolph the Red-Nosed Occupier ===
(by Sam Martland, Terre Haute)
:Though every occupier
:Has a red and chilly nose,
:Our hearts are touched with fi-re
:As our hope for justice grows.
:Everywhere in the U S
:People know our movement’s name.
:Come out to fight for fairness
:And put an end to corporate shame.
:Who wrecked our e – con – o – my?
:Sure wasn’t you or I.
:Must have been those Wall Street folks,
:But their bonuses are high.
:Let’s all take back our country,
:For the ordinary folks.
:Let’s work and share together
:And wipe away big money’s hoax.
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=== Robbie the red faced bankster ===
(Sung to "Rudolph")
:Robbie the red faced bankster
:Had a very big chalet
:He didn’t have to work for it
:He bought it with your 401k
:All of the other banksters
:Jealous of his fat cat ways
:Cranked up your interest payments
:Now they’re really makin’ hay
:Then one lazy summer’s day
:To Robbie’s great dismay
:He’d robbed so much from our hard earned pay
:All the money went away.
:So now Robbie’s broke and angry
:He wants a shiny car with flair
:Where can he find the money
:From your Granny’s Medicare
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=== Share the Dough! ===
(by Kelly Karjola; To the tune of "Let it Snow")
:While the minimum wage is frightful
:For the wealthy life's delightful
:Tell those millionaire CEO's
:Share the dough, share the dough, share the dough!
:The battle around us rages
:As we fight for living wages
:And we want to get what we're owed
:Share the dough, share the dough, share the dough!
:We leave families home at night
:Working two jobs is the norm
:And we know that it's just not right
:This system needs some reform
:The economy's globalizing
:In the streets we're organizing
:And we're making our Occupy movement grow
:Share the dough, share the dough, share the dough!
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=== Status Quo ===
(by Carole Rubin; To "Let it Snow")
:Oh the weather is wet and wintery
:The bloom is off tent cities
:But the people here stay cause they know
:If they don’t it’ll be status quo
:Now the 99 are solid and stand strong
:They know that the economy is built wrong
:If we don’t change the way money flows
:It’ll still be status quo
:Oh the rich keep building their fortunes
:Off the backs of the rest of us peons
:Pollution they love if it will grow
:Their rigged up status quo
:We need green jobs for our planet
:An economy built as though we get it
:If we don’t and let each other fall
:It’s always be status quo
:So occupy, stay strong and call out
:For changes to the way wealth is dealt out
:Healthy planet, living wage for all
:Let’s create a new status quo
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=== Tidings of Comfort and Joy ===
(by Fern Capella; Just have the first two verses of this one...)
:Tidings of Comfort and Joy
:God bless you freedom fighters
:is there nothing you can't do
:the cold and rain empowers you
:and bravely you push through
:To bring the world's attention to
:Justice, Love and Truth
:Oh, tidings of comfort and joy be with you
:Oh tidings of comfort and joy
:And to the freedom fighters
:what can we do for you?
:When you have given everything
:to make our country new
:Some hot chocolate, a warm blanket
:and a hug from me to you
:And tidings of comfort and joy be with you
:Oh tidings of comfort and joy
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=== Comfort and Joy ===
:God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay
:We took your house and health care and we sent your job away (ed-KM: we took your house
:and your health care and sent your job away)
:Your children's education and their schools we will destroy
:So the wealthy have comfort and joy
:Comfort and joy
:So the one percent have comfort and joy!
:(from Jeff)
:God rest ye banking gentlemen
:May nothing you dismay
:Tho’ all your greed has pushed us into social disarray.
:The 99 per cent of us will be the ones to pay.
:Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
:Comfort and joy.
:Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
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=== God Curse you Greedy Bankermen ===
(by Brian Cameron Deff; Substitute your favorite swear word at will.)
:God curse you greedy bankermen
:We trust nothing that you say
:We know that Reagan your savior
:Helped you all get paid
:Then Bush saved you all from regulators power
:And you went totally astray
:Oh tidings of the 1 percents Joy
:The 1 percents joy
:Oh tidings of 1 percents joy
:In Washington and on Wall Street
:Their evil plan was hatched
:By Goldman Sachs and Citi Group
:The people’s wealth was snatched
:To their Master George W. Bush
:They were all attached
:Oh Tidings of 1 percents joy
:The 1 percents joy
:Oh Tidings of 1 percents joy
:From the mass a voice arose
:An idea had finally came
:And unto certain people
:Things would not just be the same
:Those who’s greed had hurt us all
:Must be met with jeers and shame
:Oh tidings of the 99 percents joy
:The 99 percents joy
:Oh tidings of the 99 percents joy
:Fear not then said the rising voice
:The people will win this fight
:On this day a movement is born
:To help restore what’s right
:To free us all from Bankers Power
:And corporate control and might
:Oh Tidings of the 99 percents joy
:The 99 percents joy
:Oh tidings of the 99 percents joy
:The people came and it took it back
:Took back what was once ours
:Bankers lost their huge fancy homes,
:Their money and their cars
:Accused of the crimes that they did cause
:Tried fairly, and put behind bars
:Oh Tidings of the 99 percent’s joy
:99 percent’s Joy
:Oh Tidings of the 99 percents joy
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