Lyrics by BVOCAL! Boston Voices of Community and Labor, bvocalchorus.org
Use them to give you ideas for verses that apply to your own campaign.
SOLO EL PUEBLO SALVA EL PUEBLO
By the Peace Poets
Solo el pueblo salva el pueblo,
And if one of us falls, we all rise up.
Only the people can save the people.
HOSTILE GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER
By L. Gallatin
Refrain:
It’s a takeover,
It’s a take, takeover,
A hostile government takeover.
Due process rights are under attack.
What do we do? Stand up, fight back!
When immigrant rights are under attack…
When voting rights are under attack…
Citizens Bank you share the blame.
We cry, “Citizens, Shame, shame, shame!”
Cities are being occupied.
What do we do? We hold the line!
ROLL THE MOVEMENT ON
To the tune of Roll the Union On by John Handcox, organizer for the Southern Tenant Farmers Union
Refrain:
We’re gonna roll, we’re gonna roll, we’re gonna roll the movement on (2x)
Marcharemos, adelante, a ganar la libertad (2x)
We're gonna roll it for…
The rights that every immigrant deserves…
The safety every immigrant deserves…
The dreams that every immigrant deserves…
And if ICE is in the way we're gonna roll right over it…
MI UNICA
By the Peace Poets in collaboration with Migrant Justice and Mijente
Oye mi gente traemos la fuerza.
La libertad es mi única bandera.
Hey, my people, we bring the strength. Liberation for all is our only flag.
Rise up my people, my condors, my eagles
No human being will ever be illegal.
SIN JUSTICIA, NO HAY PAZ (NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE)
By L. Gallatin
Sin justicia, no hay paz.
Sin derechos, no hay paz.
Sin respeto, no hay paz.
No justice, no rights, no respect…
HOLD ON
By Heidi Wilson
Hold on, hold on,
My dear ones here comes the dawn.
NO ESTAN SOLOS/SOLAS
By the Peace Poets
No estan solos, no estan solas
Juntos hacemos la liberación.
They are not alone. Together we achieve liberation.
WE ARE HERE
By Sarina Partridge
We are here with our city,
Our love for each other will carry us through.
WE ARE THE MOVEMENT
By the Peace Poets
We are the movement,
Liberation moving,
For every single human
We have come to love/win.
NO HATE, NO FEAR
By L. Gallatin
No hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here.
ABOLISH ICE
By the Peace Poets
This is for our neighbors who are locked inside.
Together we will abolish ICE.
AN INJURY TO ONE
By L. Gallatin
An injury to one is an injury to all.
Un daño contra uno es un daño contra todos
RISE UP
By Charon Hribar and Jose Vasquez
Rise up we’re gonna rise up,
Rise up we’re gonna rise up.
We ain’t gonna let nobody turn us around,
Because the people united will stand our ground.
Every human deserves to be safe
In the land of the free and the home of the brave.
The military doesn’t belong in our streets,
We have the right to assemble and we won’t retreat.
We say no to ruling by fear,
Refugees and immigrants are welcome here.
It’s not enough to barely survive,
We believe in a world where everybody can thrive.
Red, blue, young, old, white, or black
Together we’re gonna take our country back!
COURAGE
A South African Anti-Apartheid movement song used to learn the names of political prisoners.
Courage, my friend
You do not walk alone
We will, walk with you
And sing your spirit home
Coraje, mis compañeros
You do not walk alone.
Contigo marcharemos
And sing your spirit home.
Salaam, shalom
You do not walk along
We will walk with you
Though the road to peace is long.
WE BELONG TO EACH OTHER
Music by Annie Rambeau, Words from a poem by Nikita Gill
Everyone, oh everyone, oh everyone of these people are ours,
Just like we are theirs.
They belong to us, and we belong to them.
I AM NOT AFRAID
By the Peace Poets
I am not afraid (2x)
I will stand/sing/die for liberation
‘Cause I know why I was made.
NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL
By Vera Broekhuysen
You are not gonna take my sister,
I see her standing there.
You’re not gonna take my sister,
It’s not right and it’s not fair.
You can come here with your warrants [mask on/handcuffs],
You can come here spreading fear,
But no human can be illegal,
We’re gonna sing it through our tears.
You are not gonna take my brother… students… workers… neighbors… people…
THE PROTECTORS (RESISTERS)
By the Peace Poets
Part I:
Rising with the mountain tops,
Flowing with the oceans,
We are the resisters,
Our spirits have awoken.
Part II:
We are the resisters, we are
We are the resisters.
WHAT DO WE WANT RIGHT HERE TODAY
By Charon Hribar
What do we want right here today?
Justice for our people.
We'll march until we get our way.
Justice for our people.
What do we want? Justice!
When do we want it? Now!
Human rights for all…Human rights!
The right to live in dignity…Dignity!
THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE
By Harry Dixon Loes
Refrain:
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine (3x)
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Shine my light for immigrants…
Shine my light in the face of hate…
In this hour of darkness…
WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED
By Charon Hribar, Jonathan Lykes, and Steff Reed
Refrain:
We shall not, we shall not be moved (2x)
Just like a tree that’s standing by the water,
We shall not be moved.
No, no, no nos moveran (2x)
Como un arbol firme junto al rio,
No nos moveran.
Standing with our neighbors…
Fighting for due process…
Stopping ICE brutality…
Unidos en la lucha…
Unidos ganaremos…
