| About | Contact | Subscribe | Calendar | Publish | Donate |
|---|
Peninsula | Police State and Prisons | Racial JusticeSong for Oscar Grant on Day of Verdict in Mehserle Trial
TODAY THURSDAY JULY 8 GRANNIES' RAGE-OUT. The Grannies are planning a "Rage Out Center" where people will be able to vent their feelings on the peninsula side of the bay. ![]() epa4og.jpg Also see Revolt's "Rap for Oscar Grant and to End Police Brutality" at http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/05/18652707.php
Here's a Raging Granny song to the tune of "When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home". We call it: *We All Are Oscar Grant* Tune: When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home* ***original lyrics at the end of this post*** to hear the tune if you don't recall it go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3k8H_9SjoM&feature=youtu.be It happened there not long ago, in Oakland town at Fruitvale BART on New Year's night, a MAN shot down! They said he was a rowdy male The cell phones proved a different tale And until there's JUST--ice We all are Oscar Grant Oh Oscar was pulled off the BART In Oakland town And then they shot him in the back They shot him down! They said he was resisting there The cell phones proved a different tale And until there's justice We all are Oscar Grant Oh Oscar Grant now Rest In Peace, we Grannies say And may the future bring relief, yes in our day Our system's broken sad-ly so The Guns and tasers have got to GO And until there's justice... we all are Oscar Grant ORIGINAL LYRICS to Johnny Comes Marching HOme below: When Johnny comes marching home again Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then Hurrah! Hurrah! The men will cheer and the boys will shout The ladies they will all turn out And we'll all feel gay When Johnny comes marching home.
§This is how we Rage
![]() epa4ogmbwaplus.jpg Raging Grannies join E. Palo Alto youth group YUCA to fight for tenants rights and against environmental racism
![]() epa4ogruthc.jpg Granny Ruth C. forgot her hat that day, but not her enthusiasm!
Comments (Hide Comments)
Wednesday Jul 7th, 2010 7:45 AM
This doesn't rhymye!
"They said he was resisting there The cell phones proved a different tale" :-(
Wednesday Jul 7th, 2010 9:29 AM
http://www.RagingGrannies.net for more songs written by Grannies across N. America that don't rhyme...that's how we roll!
You may prefer this rap: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/05/18652707.php |