It’s a Sad Old Flag
Tune: It’s a Grand Old Flag
Songwriter: Sunny Armer. New York Metro Grannies
Gaggle: Seattle
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It’s a sad old flag,
And it looks like a rag
When exploited for selling a war.
Though when young I was taught
Our flag can’t be bought,
Corporations are running the store.
My heart will beat true
For the red, white, and blue
When it stands up for human rights.
When patriotism’s used for fraud
It extinguishes freedom’s light.
It’s a sad old flag,
And it looks like a rag
When exploited for selling a war.
Though when young I was taught
Our flag can’t be bought,
Corporations are running the store.
When in this land
Burning flags can be banned,
Burning books will be ordered soon.
The First Amendment is our right
To sing new words to this old tune.