Sing Out for Healthcare Justice!
in PDF
(Additional verses by Daniel ben Avram
“Angry, Gentle People”
(Holly Near)
We are an angry, gentle people, and we are singing, singing for our lives.
We are an angry, gentle people, and we are singing, singing for our lives.
We’ve a broken healthcare system, and we are singing, singing for our lives.
We are young and old together,
We’re in jeopardy together,
We are women and men together,
We’re for single payer healthcare,
We’re a people of all colors,
We’re for healthcare, not for warfare,
We are gay and straight together,
We’re united for healthcare justice,
We are an angry, gentle people.
Sung to “Give Us Single Pay’r”
(“Dona Nobis Pacem”) [PDF]
Give us single pay’r, universal healthcare.
Let us live free from fear. Single payer now!
“Standing By the Water”
(traditional)
[Chorus]
We shall not, we shall not be moved.
We shall not, we shall not be moved.
Just like a tree that’s standing by the water,
We shall not be moved.
We’re for single payer, we shall not be moved!
We’re for single payer, we shall not be moved!
Just like a tree that’s standing by the water,
We shall not be moved.
We’re for healthcare justice, we shall not be moved!
We’re for healthcare justice, we shall not be moved!
Just like a tree that’s standing by the water,
We shall not be moved.
We’re the people speaking, we shall not be moved!
We’re the people speaking, we shall not be moved!
Just like a tree that’s standing by the water,
We shall not be moved.
We’re the nation’s conscience, we shall not be moved!
We’re the nation’s conscience, we shall not be moved!
Just like a tree that’s standing by the water,
We shall not be moved.
“Oh, Single Pay’r”
(“Amazing Grace” (John Newton)
[This one's a bit trickey in places,
so I put in double forward slashes (//)
to indicate where the next bar begins.
If you take a look at the first measure,
and you know how the original goes,
you'll see what I'm talking about. --DbA]
Oh // single pay’r, how // sweet the sound,
Would’ve // saved me from bankrupt- // cy.
They // took away my // hard-earned pay
Leaving // me not a pot to // pee.
Through // many procedures, // bills and pills,
Plus a // kidney stone to // pass. (Ouch!)
With- // out a prayer, though // single pay’r
Would've // saved my sorry // ass.
Oh // single pay’r, how // sweet the sound,
Would’ve // saved me from bankrupt- // cy.
Yes I // miss JFK, and his // brother, Bobby. Hey
But mostly, // I miss Ted / Kenne- // dy. (Yes indeed.)
