Send Home the Marines

Did you ever think you’d see the day,
Did you think there’d come a time,
When peaceful protest in the street
Would be treated as a crime;
When a nation claiming freedom
And the right to think and speak,
Would be brought down by a fascist coup
That attacks the poor and weak?

First they came for college students
And for labor unions, too;
Then they came for foreign immigrants
Workin’ hard to make it through.
And they’re coming for the journalists
And for all who dare speak out
Against the bigots and the billionaires,
And that’s why we rage and shout.

Now their emperor who has no clothes
Will be parading in DC.
With his tanks and drones he thinks he’s tough
But it’s plain for all to see
That he’s a chicken in wolf’s clothing
And he’s a king just in his dreams
So we’ll sing and march as we demand
That you send home the Marines.
Yes, the people claim our power now
And we’ll stop your fascist schemes.