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Lyrics
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SETLIST

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Born This Way
By Lady Gaga

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[Sit back or sing along with this drag performance!]
 

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Power to the People
By John Legend

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CHORUS
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people
Power to the people, right on

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What's Going On?
By Marvin Gaye

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Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying 
Brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying 
You know we've got to find a way 
To bring some lovin' here today,
                   
Father, father
We don't need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer 
For only love can conquer hate 
You know we've got to find a way 
To bring some lovin' here today
                   
Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me
So you can see
               
What's going on (What's going on)
What's going on (What's going on) 
What's going on (What's going on) 
What's going on (What's going on)
                   
Mother, mother
Everybody thinks we're wrong
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Simply 'cause our hair is long
Oh, you know we've got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today
                   
Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality 
Come on talk to me
So you can see
               
What's going on (What's going on)
What's going on (What's going on)
Tell me what's going on (What's going on)
I'll tell you, what's going on (What's going on)

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Forget Your Perfect Offering
By  Leonard Cohen

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Forget your perfect offering. [Echo]
Just ring the bells that still can ring. [Echo] There is a crack in everything. [Echo]
That’s how [Echo]
the light [Echo]
gets in. [That’s how the light gets in!]

People have the power 
By Patti Smith

CHORUS
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
                   


We Are A Gentle Angry People
By Holy Near


We are a gentle, angry people
And we are singing, singing for our lives 
We are a gentle, angry people
And we are singing, singing for our lives
                   
#2: We are a justice-seeking people…
#3: We are young and old together...
#4: We are a land of many colors…
#5: We are queer and straight together…
#6: We are a gentle, loving people...

#7: We are all in this together... 

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The Man
By Taylor Swift

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CHORUS
I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again
'Cause if I was a man
Then I'd be the man
I'd be the man
I'd be the man

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Man in the mirror
By Michael Jackson

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CHORUS
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change

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Underdog
By Alicia Keys

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[Sit back or sing along with this performance!]

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Where is the love?
By Black Eyed Peas

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CHORUS
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurtin', hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach?
And would you turn the other cheek?
Father, father, father, help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questioning
Where is the love?

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Hold On/ Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
By Pete Seeger

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CHORUS
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on, hold on
Hold on! Hold on!
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on, hold on

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Get Up, Stand Up
By Bob Marley

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CHORUS
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your right
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your right
Get up, stand up
Stand up for your right
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight

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The Times They Are A Changing
By Bob Dylan

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CHORUS
For the times they are a-changin'!

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Justice
By Bruce Cockbrun

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CHORUS
Everybody
Loves to see
Justice done
On somebody else

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Deportee
By Woodie Guthrie

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CHORUS
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye, Rosalita,
Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria;
You won't have your names when you ride the big airplane,
All they will call you will be "deportees"

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Gracias a la Vida
By Violeta Parra

[Sit back or sing along with this performance!]

 


El pueblo unido jamás será vencido
By Sergio Ortega Alvarado

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CHORUS
El pueblo unido jamás será vencido,
el pueblo unido jamás será vencido...

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We Shall Overcome
Spiritual

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We Shall Overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.

#2: We’ll walk hand in hand…today.
#3: We are not afraid…today.
#4: We shall live in peace…someday.

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Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round
Spiritual

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Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round, turn me 'round, turn me 'round, 
Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round
I'm gonna keep on a walkin', keep on a-talkin', 
Gonna build a brand new world. 

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#2: Ain't gonna let no fascism…
#3: Ain't gonna let this hatred…
#4: Ain't gonna let nobody…

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A Change is Gonna Come
By Sam Cooke

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[Sit back or sing along with this performance!]

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This is America
By Childish Gambino

[Sit back or sing along with this original track!]

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Hold On Strong
Ben Bochner

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We gotta hold on to each other, hold on strong
We gotta hold on to each other, until the danger's gone
We gotta hold on to each other, all night long
We gotta hold on to each other, got to hold on

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If I Had a Hammer
Peter, Paul & Mary

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If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening all over this land
I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land, ooh

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#2: If I had a bell, I’d ring it…
#3: If I had a song, I’d sing it…

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Well, I got a hammer, and I got a bell
I've got a song to sing all over this land
It's the hammer of justice, it's the bell of freedom
It's a song about love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land

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Lean on me
Bill Withers

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CHORUS
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

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This Little Light of Mine
Gospel

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This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine,
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

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#2: Everywhere I go…
#3: Let it shine for you and me…
#4: This little light of mine…

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Lead With Love
Melanie Demore

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You gotta put one foot in front of the other
And lead with love
Put one foot in front of the other
And lead with love

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[REPEAT ALL FOUR LINES]

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VERSES [CALL & RESPONSE]:

Don’t give up hope
You’re not alone
Don’t you give up
Keep movin’ on

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Lift up your eyes
Don’t you despair
Look up ahead
The path is there

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I know you’re scared
And I’m scared too
But here I am
Right next to you

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Never Turning Back
Pat Humphries

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Gonna keep on moving forward
Keep on moving forward
Keep on moving forward
Never turning back
Never turning back

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#2: Gonna keep on walking proudly…
#3: Gonna keep on singing loudly…
#4: Gonna keep on loving boldly…
#5: Gonna reach across our borders…

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For What It’s Worth
Buffalo Springfield

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CHORUS
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down

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Solidarity Forever
Pete Seeger

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CHORUS
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
Solidarity forever
For the union makes us strong

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All You Fascists Bound to Lose
Woodie Guthrie

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CHORUS
All you fascists bound to lose!
All you fascists bound to lose!
All you fascists bound to lose!
You're bound to lose!
You fascists, bound to lose!

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All Together Now
The Beatles

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CHORUS
(All together now) All together now!
(All together now) All together now!
(All together now) All together now!
(All together now) All together now!

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9 to 5
Dolly Parton

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[Sit back or sing along with this live singing and drag performance!]

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One Love
Bob Marley

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One love, one heart
Let's get together and feel alright
One love, One heart
Let’s praise the Lord
Feel alright
Let's get together and feel alright!

 

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