C: Abolition now!
R: Not tomorrow, now!
C: Reparations now!
R: Not tomorrow, now!
C: Land Back now!
R: Not tomorrow, now!
C: Stop Cop City now!
R: Not tomorrow, now!
Free Palestine now, Free Congo now, Free Sudan now, Close Rikers now, etc.
C: Abolition now!
R: Not tomorrow, now!
C: Reparations now!
R: Not tomorrow, now!
C: Land Back now!
R: Not tomorrow, now!
C: Stop Cop City now!
R: Not tomorrow, now!
Free Palestine now, Free Congo now, Free Sudan now, Close Rikers now, etc.
It is our duty to fight for our freedom!
It is our duty to win.
We must love and protect each other.
We have nothing to lose but our chains.
-Assata Shakur
Back up! Back up!
We want freedom! Freedom!
[All these racist-ass cops]
We don’t need ’em, need ’em!
[All these cops and politicians, All these racist killer cops, Tell the racist GOP, etc.]
Boots, boots, boots on the ground
We’re here, we’re here, to shut this war/shit down
Cop City will never be built!
israel bombs, usa pays,
How many kids did you kill today?
NYPD, KKK,
How many kids did you kill today?
Old Jim Crow, New Jim Crow
The whole damn system’s got to go
(This racist system’s got to go.)
¡La migra, la policía, la misma porquería!
No cops! No KKK, no fascist USA!
NYPD, KKK,
[IDF/IOF], they’re all the same!
(12/8 time, syncopated rhythm, call and response)
Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee ho
These racist cops have got to go
If we don’t get no justice now
We’re gonna burn it all down
This church harasses patients!
These pigs help them do it!