Song Lyrics from our Event

I Hear Them All/This Land is Land is your land -

performed by Rockwood Taylor

lyrics By David Rawlings and Ketch Secor/Woody Guthrie

I hear the crying of the hungry, in the deserts where they’re wandrin’

Hear them crying out for heaven’s own benevolence upon them

Hear destructive powers prevailing, I hear fools falsely hailing

The crooked wits of tyrants when they call

I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all

I hear the sound of tearing pages, and the roar of burning paper

All the crimes in acquisition turn to air and ash and vapor

And the rattle of the shackle, far beyond emancipators

The loneliest who gather in their stalls

I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all

So while you sit and whistle Dixie with your money and your power

I can hear the flowers grow beneath the rubble of the towers

I hear leaders quit their lyin’, I hear babies quit their cryin’,

I hear soldiers quit their dyin’ one and all

I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all

As I went walkin’, I saw a sign there

And on the sign it said, no trespassin’

But on the other side, it didn’t say nothin’

That side was made for you and me

This land is your land…

In the shadow of the steeple, I see my people

Out marching in the streets, I see my people

And they stand there hurting, I stand here asking

Is this land made for you and me?

This land is your land…

Nobody living can ever stop me

As I go walking that freedom highway

Nobody living can ever make me turn back

Because this land was made for you and me

This land is your land…

I hear the tender words from Zion, I hear Noah’s waterfall

I hear the gentle lamb of Judah sleeping at the feet of Buddah

And the prophets from Elijah to the old Paiute Wovoka

Take their places at the table when they’re called

I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all

Stand Up -

sung by Annakiya Kilpatrick-Marshall

Lyrics by Cynthia Erivo

 I been walkin'
With my face turned to the sun
Weight on my shoulders
A bullet in my gun
Oh, I got eyes in the back of my head
Just in case I have to run
I do what I can when I can while I can for my people
While the clouds roll back and the stars fill the night

That's when I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
I can feel it in my bones

Early in the mornin'
Before the sun begins to shine
We're gonna start movin'
Towards that separating line
I'm wadin' through muddy waters
You know I got a made up mind
And I don't mind if I lose any blood on the way to salvation
And I'll fight with the strength that I got until I die

So I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on

And I know what's around the bend
Might be hard to face 'cause I'm alone
And I just might fail
But Lord knows I tried
Sure as stars fill up the sky

Stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Can you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on

I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
Do you hear freedom calling?
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on

I'm gonna stand up
Take my people with me
Together we are going
To a brand new home
Far across the river
I hear freedom calling
Calling me to answer
Gonna keep on keepin' on
I can feel it in my bones

I go to prepare a place for you
I go to prepare a place for you
I go to prepare a place for you
I go to prepare a place for you

Ghosts of Antietam –

performed by Rockwood Taylor

lyrics by Lynne Taylor

 Walking down the sunken road, I saw the bodies of the dead

Lined up like so many planks of wood, head to toe, and toe to head

They buried the Bluecoats where they fell, they let the Rebels rot

Bleaching bones in summer sun, gone but not forgot

Through cornfields dense with smoke and fear, I heard the Rebel Yell

Saw Yanks and Southern Boys alike in heaps together where they fell

Are we not one country? Not yet one human race?

Must we continue to dishonor the spirit of this place?

And the ghosts of Antietam will rise

And their blood fill the sunsetting skies

The ghosts of Antietam, we disgrace and cheat them

Each time that we swallow the lies

The ghosts of Antietam still cry 

For us

His hand reached up as I walked by, his eyes were full of pain

He was not thinking of The Cause, but of regret and shame

Leaving loved ones all alone, he gave his life away

For glory never realized even to this very day

The sun sets on Antietam, it’s another day come and gone

The creek is still washing away the blood that sunk into the stone

And yet, the flowers bloom, nourished by the flesh and bone

Of all our boys together now, finally as one

And the ghosts of Antietam will rise

And their blood fill the sunsetting skies

The ghosts of Antietam, we disgrace and cheat them

Each time that we swallow the lies

The ghosts of Antietam still cry 

Get Together –

performed by Bill Putnam & Martin McGrath

Lyrics by Chester Powers

Love is but a song we sing
Fear's the way we die
You can make the mountains ring
Or make the angels cry
Though the bird is on the wing
And you may not know why

Come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

Some may come and some may go
He will surely pass
When the one that left us here
Returns for us at last
We are but a moment's sunlight
Fading in the grass

Come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

Come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

Come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

If you hear the song I sing
You will understand, listen
You hold the key to love and fear
All in your trembling hand
Just one key unlocks them both
It's there at your command

Come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

Come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

I said come on, people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now
Right now
Right now

Let’s Work Together –

performed by Bill Putnam & Martin McGrath

Lyrics by Wilbert Harrison

Together we'll stand, divided we'll fall
Come on now people, let's get on the ball and work together
Come on, come on let's work together, now, now people
Because together we will stand, every boy, every girl, and a man

Before when things go wrong, as they sometimes will
And the road you travel, it stays all uphill
Let's work together, come on, come on, let's work together, ah
You know together we will stand, every boy, girl, woman, and a man

Oh well now, two or three minutes, two or three hours
What does it matter now, in this life of ours
Let's work together, come on, come on
Let's work together, now, now people
Because together we will stand, every boy, every woman, and a man
Oh, come on

Oh come on, let's work together

Oh well now, make someone happy, make someone smile
Let's all work together and make life worthwhile
Let's work together, come on, come on
Let's work together, now, now people
Because together we will stand, every boy, girl, woman, and a man
Ah, yeah

Well now, together we will stand, every boy, girl, woman, and a man
Ah, yeah