In addition to what's below, Linda Martin (Bay Love) has a YOUtube list of Singing Resistance Songs (LINK)

This list will grow!

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AIN'T GONNA LET NOBODY TURN ME AROUND

Traditional Protest Song - link to version by Joan Baez

Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around

Turn me around, turn me around

Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around

Keep on a-walkin', keep on a-talkin' {

Gonna build a brand new world

[ replace 'nobody' with other relevant words: the administration, ICE, etc]

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How Shall We Come Together (Maggie Wheeler)

How shall we *come together?
We shall come together singing.
When shall we come together?
We shall come together now.

How shall we hold the suffering?
We shall hold the suffering singing.
When shall we hold the suffering?
We shall hold the suffering now.

*More:

How shall we light the darkness?

How shall we teach the children?

How shall we rise above it?

How shall we fight for justice?

How shall we change the system? 

How shall we love our neighbors?

Ending:

How shall we come together?
We shall come together singing.
When shall we come together?
We shall come together now.

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Keep on Moving Forward (Emma's Revolution)

Gonna keep on moving forward

Keep on moving forward

Keep on moving forward

Never turning back

Never turning back

(New lines)

Gonna keep on moving proudly...

Gonna keep on singing loudly...

Gonna keep on loving boldly...

Gonna reach across our borders...

Gonna end the occupations...

Gonna stop these wars together...

Gonna keep on moving forward...

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LEAN ON ME  - Bill Withers

Sometimes in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow

But, if we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong

And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on

For it won't be long

Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride

If I have things you need to borrow

For, no one can fill

Those of your needs that you won't let show

You just call on me brother when you need a hand

We all need somebody to lean on

I just might have a problem that you'll understand

We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me, when you're not strong

And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on...

For it won't be long

Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

You just call on me brother, when you need a hand

We all need somebody to lean on

I just might have a problem that you'll understand

We all need somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear

That you can't carry

I'm right up the road, I'll share your load

If you just call me

Call me, if you need a friend (repeat)

Let There Be Peace (Sirgun Kaur)

(This is just part of the song)

Let there be peace

Let there be peace of mind

Let there be peace

With mankind

Let there be peace of the states

Let the world dwell within the force of peace

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OH, FREEDOM

African-American Freedom Song ~ Post Civil War

Oh-oh freedom, Oh-oh freedom

Oh-oh freedom, over me

And before I'll be a slave

I'll be buried in my grave

And go home to my Lord and be free

And go home to my Lord and be free

No more weepin', (Don't you know), no more weepin'

No more weepin' over me

And before I'd be a slave

I'd be buried in my grave

And go home to my Lord and be free

Oh, freedom

Oh-oh freedom, Oh-oh freedom

Oh-oh freedom, over me

And before I'll be a slave

I'll be buried in my grave

And go home to my Lord and be free

And go home to my Lord and be free

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THEY SAY VOTE - Original by BAY LOVE (Linda Martin and Kevin Termunde)  ~ 2024

They say vote, and we do

We cast our ballots red and blue

And we question what is real

Truth, I’m voting for you

Good ol’ boys those days are over

You’re not above the law, the rules apply to you

From the low-country to the northern counties

Good ol’ boys those days are through

They say vote, change will come

But depending on where you’re from

Your point of view may be lost

Change, not just for some

Good ol’ boys those days are over

You’re not above the law, the rules apply to you

From the low-country to the northern counties

Good ol’ boys those days are through

They say vote, it’s your right

We have a choice, let’s all unite

Peace and freedom is our cause

Democracy is worth the fight

Good ol’ boys those days are over

You’re not above the law, the rules apply to you

From the low-country to the northern counties

Good ol’ boys those days are through

They say vote, and we do

With hope for change ahead

They say vote, and we do

Equality and kindness led

She says vote, and we do

Truth, I’m voting for you

This Joy  (Resistance Revival Chorus)   

This JOY that I have, the world didn’t give it to me

This JOY that I have, the world didn’t give it to me

This JOY that I have, the world didn’t give it to me

The world didn’t give it, the world can’t take it away

[ Replace with This  STRENGTH / This  LOVE /  This PEACE / This JOY ]

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND  - Woody Guthrie ~ 1940

This land is your land, and this land is my land

From California to the New York island

From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters

This land was made for you and me

As I went walking that ribbon of highway

And I saw above me that endless skyway

I saw below me that golden valley

This land was made for you and me

This land is your land...

I roamed and rambled, and I've followed my footsteps

To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts

All around me, a voice was sounding

This land was made for you and me

This land is your land...

When the sun come shining, then I was strolling

And the wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling

The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting

This land was made for you and me

This land is your land,,,

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WALK WITH ME – words & music – Maggie Wheeler

I walk in the spirit, I walk in the light

* I WALK THROUGH THE DARKEST HOURS OF NIGHT  *

And I call on my ancestors to my left and my right

To walk with me, to walk with me.

I walk in the spirit, I walk in the light

* I WALK IN THE SERVICE OF DOING WHATS RIGHT *

And I call on my ancestors to my left and my right

To walk with me, to walk with me.

*More:

*I WALK WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE ‘LL BE ALRIGHT*

*I WALK WITH MY NEIGHBORS TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT*

*I WALK FOR THE CHILDREN AND THEIR RIGHT TO SURVIVE*

*I WALK WITH THE PROMISE OF HEALING IN SIGHT*

[NEW!] *I'LL WALK WITH MY NEIGHBORS, TIL WE ABOLISH ICE*

Ending:

I walk in the spirit, I walk in the light

*I WALK THROUGH THE DARKEST HOURS OF NIGHT *

And I call on my ancestors to my left and my right

To walk with me, to walk with me.

We Are One in Harmony - Ali Lizzi

This is just part of the song.

We are one in harmony, singing in celebration

We are one in harmony, singing in love

We are one singing in celebration

We are one singing in love

WE SHALL OVERCOME - Charles Albert Tindley ~ 1900 

video link to Joan Baez singing to President Obama

We shall overcome,

We shall overcome,

We shall overcome, some day.

Oh, deep in my heart,

I do believe

We shall overcome, some day.

We'll walk hand in hand,

We'll walk hand in hand,

We'll walk hand in hand, some day.

Oh, deep in my heart,

We shall live in peace,

We shall live in peace,

We shall live in peace, some day.

Oh, deep in my heart,

We shall all be free,

We shall all be free,

We shall all be free, some day.

Oh, deep in my heart,

We are not afraid,

We are not afraid,

We are not afraid, TODAY

Oh, deep in my heart,

We shall overcome,

We shall overcome,

We shall overcome, some day.

Oh, deep in my heart,

I do believe

We shall overcome, some day.