These Rights Are Our Rights
The grassroots rallying cry, This Land Is Your Land by the renowned Woody Guthrie is given a new perspective with the following lyrics reflecting the struggles and solidarity of our current times.
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These Rights Are Our Rights
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These rights are your rights
These rights are our rights
From the First Amendment
To our priv-a-cy
These rights were meant for you and me
Equal protection
A press that is free
Due process of law
No death penalty
These rights were meant for you and me
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From the bridge at Selma
To the Stonewall I--nn
The fight for justice
You know we’re all in
These rights were meant for you and me
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We’ll keep on fighting
As long as we must
We’ll leave all hatred
Down there in the dust
These rights were meant for you and me
REPEAT CHORUS
I started reading
That ol’ Bill of Rights
And then I knew that
It’s a Bill of Our Fights
These rights are meant for you and me
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One right we cherish
Right of Assem-bly
Cause in those protests
That’s where we’ll all be
These rights were meant for you and me
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Went to the ball game
What did I se - ee?
All of the players
Down taking a knee
Their silent protest
Sure inspired me
The right to protest
Makes this our land free
The right to protest was made for you and me
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