Welfare Warriors' Fighting Chants

Fighting Chants

Ain't No POWER Like
The POWER of the PEOPLE,
cause the POWER of the PEOPLE
Don't Stop!!!

This chant comes from the Chicanos of MECHA, who used it to great effect
during the recent Seattle WTO protests

*Family Needs
Not Corporate Greed! *Stop the WAR on the poor
We're fired up! Won't take it no more!

*1,2,3,4 We refuse to blame the poor
5,6,7,8 Stop the politics of hate!

*We are moms and we won't go
To the poor house, no, no, no!

*We are mothers, we are strong

Don't keep doing our children wrong

*Welfare bashing - No relief *Fight Back The Rich Man's Attack
Tommy's just a corporate thief!

*Bill and Tommy full of greed

You won't do your dirty deeds

*We work hard to raise up lives

While Thompson Lies and terrorizes

*I need my mom so I won't be alone
Not just for 1 year - until I am grown!

*Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho * Mothers, Children in the street

W2 has got to go We will not accept defeat

*We work hard to go to school *They say cut back!
Stop W2 from being so cruel We say Fight Back!

*America - It's the land of the free
Unless you're poor like my kids and me

*Welfare Attacks growing by the hour ....
What do we do? Fight for the Power!

*Welfare mothers unite as one
We won't stop fighting 'til the war is won

*El pueblo unido *Brown, yellow, black, white
Jamas sera vencido Same struggle, same fight

*Why choose to police instead of assist?
If the government hurts us we must resist

                                   *living wage jobs are our right!
                                       We have just begun to fight!
*What do you want? Justice!
When do you want it? NOW!
                                                                   * Black and White
*Reforming welfare? That's a lie!           Unite and Fight
    W2 lets our people die!
                                                            * Don't give in to racist fear
                                                    Immigrants are welcome here

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