Author: Calgary Raging Grannies
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Battle Cry for Harm Reduction
Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic Carfentanil’s an opioid That makes an elephant drunk One hundred times more toxic than The morphine-mental funk We have to find the reason why Street drugs are laced…
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Here’s to Youth-led GSAs!
Tune: This Old Man G-S-As Here to stay… Alberta youth will show the way POL-i-ticians, give your head a shake Youth their own decisions make. Don’t be dense, don’t be cruel We cannot have teachers…
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Do It With Consent
Tune: Old McDonald Had a Farm We're weird about sex in Canada Do it with consent We don't accept it's good any way Do it with consent What difference does it make How people screw So…
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RE-EVALUATE
Tune: Stand up, stand up, for Jesus Reform, renew, recycle, Replant, regenerate. Rebuild, refuel, reforest, And re-evaluate. Revamp, react, recover, Reclaim, recall, redu-uce. Rejoice and redistribute, Rehash, refine, reuse. Resolve, respect, refinish,…
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When I’m Eighty-Four
Tune: When I’m Sixty-Four Now that I’m older, losing my health In my golden years (kazoo – toot-toot-toot-toot-toot) Can I still be counting on some Medicare? Or a two-tiered system – patient beware! If I’m…
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Find a Party
Tune: My Darling Clementine Find a party, as a voter Where will you, dear, park your vote? Have a look at all the platforms What do you value – what do you hope? …
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Get a Grip, Alberta
Tune: My Darling Clementine There's a cycle, a roller coaster In Alberta, that’s our fate Selling oil as fast as we can -- As if the stuff went out of date. Not…
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Bread and Roses
Joan Baez singing an earlier version of this song: As we come marching, marching in the beauty of the day, A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts gray, Are touched with all…
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In Praise of the Calgary Women’s Centre
Tune: Tavern in the Town There are women in our town, in our town Who are bravely breaking ground, breaking ground And we tip our hats to the wondrous work they do And praise the troopers…
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Election Medley 2019
#1 Tune: Lord of the Dance VOTE! VOTE! Whomever you may choose…. This is the time when they hear your views Election day, let’s get out and VOTE…… This is the time when you snooze,…