Pipeline Song for Climate Fast
(tune: Flying Trapeze) Don’t give us a pipeline as big as this hose A leak of this size who knows how far it goes Of course it must leak that’s as plain as your nose Nobody can stop it, you know. How fast can we sell all our assets away No jobs for refining the crude on the way And then Harper’s petro state’s well on the way And Canada hits a new low. Nobody knows what goes into the pipes Nobody knows it, so nobody gripes But naphtha and benzine are poisonous types That get that old tarsands to flow. And if it gets out, as it...
Read MoreUnder the Bus in Harperland
UNDER HARPER”S BUS Under the bus goes Parliament No debate and no dissent Democracy is badly bent In Harperland. Junior staff go under the bus Take it on the chin. That’s the game you’re in. Fact is, Robocalls R Us In Harperland. Budget watchdog is under the bus He told the facts and got the axe No more Parliament spending stats In Harperland. Ending poverty is under the bus Poor don’t count if they’re not us These are things they won’t discuss In Harperland. Under the bus goes the safety net Either eat or you’re in debt Helping...
Read MoreHere We Come!
Tune: Alexander’s Ragtime Band Here we come, here we come! Every Granny’s got her drum, Here we come, here we come! Causing pandemonium, Saying no to XL with the loudest decibel Idle No More, they’ll be glad to shut the door To every tarsands site they found, Leave it underground! Here we go, here we go, Letting corporations know It’s a scam, it’s a scam Selling oil to the last dram, And if it’s true they’ve got the money We’ve got the numbers! Join the band! join the band! We are off to save the land.
Read MoreWhen the Grans come Marching In
Tune: When the Saints Come Marching In When the Grans come marching in (2x) You’ll want to be in that number When the Grans come marching in. When the Grans take up a cause (2x) You’ll want to be amongst us When the Grans take up a cause. When we want to do what’s right (2x) We speak truth to power When we want to do what’s right. ‘Cause greed is now the...
Read MoreDemocracy is up for Sale
Tune: I’ve been working on the railway. Democracy is up for sale here That we can’t permit Corporations make the trade deals MPs just submit Companies have to make their profits Doesn’t matter how Laws are flushed right down the loopholes And we just have to bow … We won’t get our drugs We won’t get our food Parks and research all will go. Global corporations Fiddle with the nations TPP has got to go! They tell us we’ll be happy The economy will grow (oh, oh oh) But the money goes to corporations That’s...
Read MorePierre Polievre is just a party hack
Tune: Glory, Glory Halleluja Pierre Polievre is just a party hack He doesn’t care about you and me He’s got nobody’s back. The time will come when he’ll regret That he’s been on this track Leading to the Tory downfall. Refrain Can’t wait for the next election (3x) When you get the final slap! Pierre Polievre you’re a cog in the party wheel Stephen Harper makes his play And you must sell the deal, But unhappy voters will tell you how they feel When you’re tossed under the passing bus. Refrain Pierre Polievre why don’t you take advice From...
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