Mother
Warriors Fight-Back Carols
Make copies and
take these carols to the streets--sing em loud--it’s fun!
NEW SONG!
To the tune of “Walking in a Winter Wonderland”
Congress
meets
Make
them listen
To
the voices of the victims
The
mamas know best why TANF is a mess
Stop
TANF in two thousand and two
Put
an end to sanctions and time limits
Let
the Congress know they just ain’t right
If
mamas are denied that right?
Moms
need cash and education
Raising
kids is no vacation
School
must count like jobs
“Work
First” simply robs
A
mother’s chance for living wages too
So
the Congress stops the brutal rule
Of
the giant greedy corporations
That
treat the workers oh so cruel
We
know why the welfare bill passed
Why
Congress put the moms last
The
bosses want more cash
Off
families they can trash
Stop
TANF in two thousand and two
To the tune of Jingle Bells
Got No Job
I thought
I'd find a job
So I looked every day
For every buck I earned
Welfare took one away.
And when I lost my job
Back to the welfare mill
I thought it couldn't get much worse
Then Tommy called on Bill.
Oh got no job, no support
Got these kids to raise
To get through to my worker
Always takes at least 10 days.
(repeat)
Tommy Thompson's nuts
if he thinks we'll kiss his butt
He wants us all to die
so he tells the world a lie.
He thinks we want to be
in dire poverty
He takes away our kids' support
and kicks us publicly.
Oh got no job, no support
Tommy's after me
now with Bill to help him out
they'll really gang bang me.
(Repeat)
to the tune
of The Twelve Days of Christmas
The Twelve Days of Welfare
On the FIRST day of welfare
the system gave to me...
A worker that never did work
On
the SECOND day of welfare
the system gave to me...
No food stamps and
A worker that never did work
On the THIRD
day of welfare
the system gave to me...
No call back
No food stamps and
A worker that never did work
On the FOURTH day of welfare
the system gave to me...
A five hour wait
no call back
no fo-od stamps and
A worker that never did work
On
the FIFTH day of welfare
the system gave to me...
No ben-e-fits
A five hour wait
No call back
No food stamps and
A worker that never did work
On the SIXTH
day of welfare
the system gave to me...
One termination
No ben-e-fits
A five hour wait
No call back
No fo-od stamps and
A worker that never did work
On the SEVENTH day of welfare
the system gave to me...
Maximus and Workfare
One termination
No ben-e-fits
A five hour wait
No call back
No fo-od stamps and
A worker that never did work
On
the EIGHTH day of welfare
the system gave to me...
Phony baloney job search
Maximus and Workfair
One termination
No ben-e-fits
A five hour wait
No call back
No food stamps and
A worker that never did work
On the NINTH
day of welfare
the system gave to me...
"Motivation" meetings
Phony baloney job search
Maximus and Workfare
One termination
No ben-e-fits
A five hour wait
No call back
No-o food stamps and
A worker that never did work
On the TENTH day of welfare
the system gave to me...
Ten angry talk shows
"motivation" meetings
Phony baloney job search
Maximus and Workfare
One termination
No ben-e-fits
A five hour wait
No call back
No-o food stamps and
A worker that never did work
On
the ELEVENTH day of welfare
the system gave to me
A notice of decision
Ten angry talk shows
"Motivation" meetings
Phony Baloney job search
Maximus and Workfare
One termination
No ben-e-fits
A five hour wait
No call back
No food stamps and
A worker that never did work
On the TWELTH day of
welfare
the
system gave to me...
No
child care service
A
notice of decision
Ten
angry talk shows
"Motivation"
meetings
Phony
baloney job search
Maximus
and Workfare
One
termination
No
ben-e-fits
A
five hour wait
No
call back
No
fo-od stamps and
A
worker that never did work
to
the tune of Deck the Halls
Pack the Halls
Pack the halls with angry mothers,
ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma
Still families without the fathers
pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa,
We work hard to raise up li-ives
ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma
While Clinton lies and terrorizes
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Oh Come
All Ye Mothers
They say mom's
dependent
but dad does not
contribute
he depends on
government
to pay his
support
It's mothers who
raise kids'
when their
fathers leave them
no help she gets
from Daddy
no help from
Uncle Sam-my
The mother bears
the burden
the best that she
can
O come all Ye
Mothers
Join us in our
protest
to stand with one
another
in firm unity
Welfare once
helped us
to stay
independent
from violence and
abusers
the cruel and the
losers
but now they say
return
We shall not go
back!!!!!!!
When we get work
We lose cash support
Even though
our wages are low
Too many moms
make just minimum wage
Why are we victims of
hatred and rage?
No safety net for our children
No sick days or benefits
Maximus says
You're "job ready" Go!
Find a job
Don't be slow
You need no rent money
no skills, no pay
Manpower's waiting
They won't go away
Be a temp or we'll make you
Work as a slave cuz we're cruel.
to the tune of We
Three Kings
We Are Moms
We are moms on welfare who are
Joining here from near and from far
Loud and strong to sing our song
We know every child's a star
(chorus)
Oh our kids are wondrous, they are bright
They're unique and they have rights
Don't ignore them--we adore them
So we will keep up the fight
Born a babe for mother to care
Not her fault if daddy's not there
Love's forever, ceasing never
Communities must share
(chorus)
Oh-O we will not give up the fight
Our kids shine with brilliant light
We-e fight for them--don't ignore them
We must make their futures bright
to
the tune of Joy to the World
Strong and Wise
First Tommy says
we ain't worth crap We are
the mothers, strong and wise
Then TV Six adds
flak
Not thieves and sluts in disguise
The politics and media run on like
diarrhea
Let all hardworking mothers
With cheap shots and with
lies
Join up with one another
And all that money
buys
And join us all right here
Propaganda that says that every poor mom
lies Our message loud and clear
Together we will not fight this war in fear
To the tune of
"The Little Drummer Boy"
Our Kids Need Guarantees
Mothers work - we
are not bum-bum-bum-bums
And yet they treat us like we're scum-bum-bum-bums
We ask for peace and we get none-none-none-none
Our kids need guarantees pa-rum-pum-pum-pum,
rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum
Moms should be revered pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
For the jobs we have done
Tommy Thompson is a
crumb-bum-bum-bum
He steals from us with help from media guns
They all have funds, our kids need some-some-some-some
The governmental plans are dumb-dumb-dumb-dumb,
dumb-dumb-dumb-dumb, dumb-dumb-dumb-dumb
All our children deserve fun-fun-fun-fun
Not homes in a slum
We buy our formula,
not rum-rum-rum-rum
Yet TV Six shouts out we're scum-bum-bum-bums
The legislators join ha-rump-pa-pum-pum
Our families won't run, pa-rum-pa-pum-pum,
rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum
So we're here today, Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Together we've come!!
To the tune of "O Little
Town of Bethlehem"
We Take Care of Mother Earth
We take care of Mother Earth
The sick, the young, the old
But our work has no value still
At least that's what we're told
We live here in Milwaukee
Aren't giving up the fight
We will protect our children's lives
And fight to get their rights
To the tune of Good King Wenceslaus
Now We're Fighting Back
Tommy
Thompson once looked down
on
families he'd stepped on
And
that is why he kept on
One
day he devised a plan worse than any other
To
stigmatize dependent folks
And
torture every mo-other
He
began to take away money that was needed
Targeted
our families and certainly succeeded
Now
he got the president to join in the attack
Thought
that we'd lie down and die
But
now we're fight b-a-ack
To
the tune of "The First Noel"
Unite Unite
We-e wi-ll unite as long as our kids
Are sold out to the lo-ow-est government bids
U-unite, unite, u-unite, unite
We are the moms who won't give up the fight
Bill wants us to go away but we're here to stay
He's the thief that takes all of our money away
U-unite, unite, u-unite, unite
We are the moms who won't give up the fight
To
the tune of "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer"
Ronnie
the White House Moron
You know Thompson and Clinton and Norquist
I know
Those rich, white old fellas that stomp on us so
But do you recall
The best terrorist of them all...
Ronnie the White House moron
Had a very sick new plan
Steal from single poor moms
And give it to a rich, white man
He said the rich man's money
Would trickle down on everyone
The rich men took all our money
Left the poor exactly none
The rich got richer every day
Poor folks got the shaft
Ronnie simply looked around
And let out a jolly laugh
Then all the poor folk loathed him
They all shouted out loudly
Ronnie the White House moron
Did his job pathetically...
Ronnie the White House moron
You'll go down in history
to the tune of Chestnuts
Roasting on an Open Fire
Families Standing
Around an Open Fire
Families standing round an open fire
Trying hard to get some heat
T-i-ny tots with their eyes all aglow
are praying for some food to eat
They know that Santa's just a lie
They once believed but then old Tommy
made him die
And then at night the Children in their sleep
Can faintly hear their mothers soft and gently weep
And so I'm offering this simple prayer
For my kids who are nine and eight and two
I wish Christmas could be the way it used to be
'fore Tommy took it all from you