Handling Christmas Pain
Sadly, this song is a lifeline to those struggling with years of hard times at Christmas. There are many definitions of 'home.' For those who desperately need this song, the…
Pretty Green Lawns
Zippedy do dah, zipedy ehToxic chemical are blowing your way Pretty green lawns all covered in spray Children stay home - there’s nowhere to play Chorus: Every little weed is…
Food For Thought
What am I eating?I don't really know. No one will tell me. I think it's GMO Farmers are groowing Strange and tainted food What is it doing? They don't have…
Advice on Canadian Economy
They say the recession's overBut Canada's still flat broke Ottawa wants suggestions From us ordinary folk How can they slash their spending? Where can they find more dough? Here are…
The Cloning Song
After Romance Is OverAnd cloning becomes mundane Nobody will look different We will all look the same No one will be imperfect No geniuses, no nderds We'll march to identical…
Jazzy Introduction Song
The minute we walked in the joint (2 beats of tambourine)You could tell we were the Raging Grannies A whole lot of trouble Not gorgeous Not refined But we are…
The “F” Word
CHORUS Never say the 'F' Word, the 'F' word, the 'F' word Never say the 'F' word, or they will get upset. The anti-choice folk don't like us And neither…
I Want Peace For Christmas
I want peace for ChristmasNo more war toys sold Hungry fed For each a bed Homeless in from the cold Christmas Eve I'm asking For peace to start with me…
Treat Us The Same
I'm red and you're white and he's black and she's brownThat only depends on the sun shining down We've got to remember in this human game Our skills may be…
Globalization We Love You
(Note - This song is sarcastic. Wearing those dollar store false noses would work well here) There's a bright golden future for business It's like every day will be Christmas…
Casino’s Hurt Other Business
Listen to the storyTowns who got casions They're losing other businesses They wish they were not there CHORUS Tourists at casions Stay in casinos Won't leave them to go shopping…
Beneath The Nuclear Umbrella
This is the initial song which launched the original Raging Granny Group in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. IIt was sung to Member of Parliament, Pat Crofton, in January, 1987. (Canada…
Bankruptcies and Casinos
Banruptcies and casinosAre on the rise today Might there be some connection Throwing hard-earned bucks away It onces was hard to gamble When to Vegas you must fly But put…
The Bank As Your Best Friend
You've got to be taught, to shop and spendAnd count on the bank, as your best friend So shareholders get, their dividend You've got to be carefully taught 2) You've…
Twelve Steps Song
1) I admit I can't controlThe life I have been living But a Higher Power exists To take my life in hand. Admitting I am helpless here, I look for…
A Gran Slips Away
ANOTHER gran has joined the chorus Slipped away, hung up her hat and gone ahead It's her singing that we hear when soft sweet winds are blowing, She's left a…
Canadian Politics
We watched them tumbling down Losing MPs all around But up on the hill ithey're still found Drifting along with a rudderless government We know, if they can't woo Someday…
C-0-N-D-O-M-S
Our C-0-N-D-O-M-S come flavoured todayThere's licorice, peppermint and beer New taste treats on the way! A condom's now a standard thing Like shoes when out of doors Protecting you from…
Truth Will Come
Keep our borders openFor those soldiers hoping To escape an unjust war Though they leave their homes There's a silver lining Through this mad war shining That up here in…
Idiots With A Missile Plan
Let us call them idiotsWith their missile plan Let's call it too expensive Let us take a stand Let's call it bloody dangerous Unworkable In lieu of names unprintable Idiots…
Rainbow
In our land there's a rainbow People all Colours lighter and darker Gay, straight, short & tall Muslim, Jew & Christian Buddhist, Hindu, Baha'i First People's & Newcomers Rainbows in…
Prime Minister Visits The U.S.
Today’s a U.S. visit Crowning their President, King Today, our P.M.'s going Gonna go hear him sing I looked to the U.S. and what did I see? Comin’ to put…
Ding-a-ling-a-lings Holding Office!
(Brackets indicate where you could put your own stuff to make it work for some right you're losing locally_ When they wipe out [The Com-mis-sion Of Human Rights] That's a…
Peaceable Weapon #3
(Peaceable weapon's numbers one and two of course are our songs and our aged appearance.Ostomy! Ostomy! Any gran might have a bag Handle all the Grans with care We could…
Another Way
(Song is sarcastic)We gotta make more stuff To fuel the economy Buy more stuff To guarantee prosperity Go for greed While others live in poverty WE NEVER LEARNED ANOTHER WAY…
Clayoquot Jail Song
(What we can learn from this early gran song is a piece of our history, the strength of grans who were jailed for their peaceful beliefs and their commitment). You…
Clayquot Tree Huggers
Note - This little song, written in jail by our founding grans in Victoria, tells us a lot about singing in adversity, respecting the situation of those to whom we're…
Helping The Arms Trade Grow
(This song, of course, is all sarcasm)What shall we do without the Commies? Spurring us on? How shall we sell our guns and bombies Now that the old foe is…
Free Trade Trot
(Song is sarcastic. Brackets indicate where you can updateinsert] Oh, oh, oh, Free Trade Of you, we're not afraid Our fears have been allayed This deal was heaven-made Who needs…
Laredo
{brackets indicate where to insert updated names & places) As we hear the news of the bombing of [Serbia} Or watch one more war explode on TV We see our…