David Rovics piosenki

It was another Friday afternoon, just after 4 o'clock The train trundled through the city, block by block The MAX was full of people of most every class and creed Shoppers, workers, travelers, graduates of Reed Christians, Buddhists, atheists, Jews and...

It's a long way from Nairobi, travel across the country To an arid northern little border town If you leave early in the day you'll still be on your way Long after the sun is going down It began as just a ride to the other side But then was interrupt...

Who killed all those people in Orlando Why did he do it, was it Islamic State Was it YouTube videos, the way they disseminate Was it radical imams preaching the jihad Saying go commit a massacre in the name of God Who killed all those people in Orla...

I was sitting on my daddy's shoulders To the hot springs we were bound He tripped and I fell off Now I'm lying on the ground Owie, owie, owie Owie-owie-owie-owie-owww (2x) I was looking out my window Sitting on the windowsill When the wind blew and I...

Last night I dreamed I lay in bed When an owl came to my windowsill She spread her wings and touched my cheek That dream I remember still She touched me and I floated up And drifted with the breeze Out the window, in the air Just above the trees...

My daddy was an Arab from Beersheva, a situation so unkind My momma was a refugee from Ramallah, had to leave her land behind I grew up in this refugee camp in this unwelcome land In this little parcel of Lebanon we were dealt a losing hand Then one day t...

Santa and his elves worked on the North Pole Making toys to take to kids around the Earth They worked all year to try to fill the orders Then they flew the toys from Portland out to Perth Then the whole economy collapsed And everyone was getting fired Sa...

Let me tell you the story of a hundred ships Traversing the great big sea Moving the riches of the world in large ships Owned by the captains of industry They were heading to places like Amsterdam London and LA But they had to change their plans a bit W...

I walked down the sidewalk A few blocks down the way Where there is a place That I really like to play And those little doggies They really leave their mark Those pretty puppies prancing playing Pooping in the park I like sliding on the slide And swi...

When I came outta my momma They cut my umbilical cord I thought hey man what are you doing And I let out a mighty roar I got my first piercing When they stabbed me with a pin Pumped me full of something And hit me in the shin Ever since that mo...

Rasmea was born in Palestine a year before she had to flee Her family left their home at gunpoint – since then she's been a refugee She lived a hard life in the camps, her dad had to move away Try to support his family from way out in Michigan, USA Wh...

They say the economy is booming tho on this there's much debate It depends on how well you're getting by Development is zooming, some folks think that's great And now you can legally get high But even that can't mask the pain that so many of us feel...

i can't help it. i don't care how far you think the analogy extends itself. when i see you making that bus driver climb up and down on and off the roof of his bus for your amusement for hours in the hot sun i think of how we once had to dance and sing fo...

Lots of folks are revolting They've had enough of this shit The rich are getting richer They're saying “that's it” But with Louk it's different, that's clear As he emerges from the fog Let's hear it for Loukanikos The ri - ot dog It's a fight between...

Papa’s in the kitchen making some eggs Hannae’s in her bedroom sleeping Our neighbor next door is making coffee I can smell it steeping I’m sitting here with my monkey We make such a mighty pair Looking out the window Rocking in a rocking chair Rockin...

You've been a politician for forty years Schmoozing with your landlord peers Governing for the millionaires Pretending that you really care About the regular folks who elected you About the renters that you screw You can call yourself a Democrat...

Listen to me, friends, from New York to California Consider for a moment Sulaymaniyah The last city volunteers would often see before They hiked over the mountain and joined the war For the freedom of the people of Rojava The enclave defended by RPG...

I live in the city I travel on the subway That is how I get around Usually once or twice a day It can be kinda dull Til one day that all changed When I was a-riding on a roller-coaster train I don't know quite what happened But something surel...

As I looked out my window At the clear blue sky At the planes that flew so low At the smoke that rose so high The air filled up with dust That blackened out the sun And the politicians went on About the new day that had begun And when I looked at my ca...

It's 1939 and the boats are coming But we can't have them here, that much at least is clear Our economy is poor, we can't just open up the door We've got problems of our own, they should just leave us alone And they're a tribalistic race, they keep a s...