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Envia mi amor a Puerto Ri-co (send my love to Puerto Rico)
A-mer-i-ca's extended fam-i ly, Puerto Rico
Please forgive us for electing
a presidential dope.
El Presidente came to Puerto Rico,
threw pa-per towels in-to the crowd.
He was glad that so few people died there
when the hurricane blew e-very-thing down.
He said, soon that help would be coming
Like everything he says it was a lie.
And he lied to us a-bout how many
people died.
Envia mi amor a Puerto Ri-co
A-mer-i-ca's extended fam-i ly, Puerto Rico
Please forgive us for electing
a presidential who blows.
Los hijos de los ricos herendan la tierra. (the sons of the rich inherit the earth)
The rich inherit the earth.
Mientras los pobres mueren en la tormenta. (while the poor people die in the storm)
And they treat the poor as if they were dirt.
But don't feel alone Puerto Rico.
Don't feel as if it's all just a-bout you.
For if President Trump stays in office
we're all screwed.
Envia mi amor a Puerto Ri-co
A-mer-i-ca's extended fam-i ly, Puerto Rico
Please forgive Trump for lying
it’s the only thing he knows.
Please send my love to Puerto Rico
Please send it in a big, fat boat to Puerto Rico
Rebuild the island paradise, Puerto Rico
Please forgive us for electing
a president who lies.
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Color
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Skin has tone, hue, color
mocha, Pink, reddish, or umber
Light reflects and we see
The many shades of you and me
Ancestors exist in memory
Neighbors are contemporary
Everyone who’s here belongs
It would serve us to get along
We are all people of color
None of us colorless
Have yet to see anyone who
Is really black or white
Have you?
We are a funny animal
Part predator, part herbivore
Unlike our furry friends we can choose
What we want to keep or lose
Choose to step back from the precipice
Choose mindfulness, not prejudice
Choose not to discriminate
Choose instead to appreciate
We are all people of color
We all have a hue
Let’s appreciate one another
Our colors, me and you
We are all people of color
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When Will We Be Free?
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I think there is a problem -
a most disturbing problem.
There is a situation that is getting out of hand.
Our President is a psychopath
surrounded by yes men.
That chaos rules in Washington is clear to understand.
An unindicted felon
our President is tellin’
his stories to the folks who believe his fake news.
They listen to his speeches
and the bigotry he preaches.
They’re giving up their freedom but they’d rather blame the Jews.
When will we be free
at last from tyranny?
This land of liberty
for you and me.
In every single instance
he sells out our existence.
Wait and see and you’ll soon find Yosemite on E-Bay.
When the national parks are sold
and all support cut for the old
the environment will have been destroyed by the EPA.
When we see his taxes -
he don’t pay no stinkin’ taxes -
there will be not one of us in the least surprised.
The only mystery
Left for us to see
Particularly to whom, and about what he told his lies.
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Prayer for Peace
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Dios de la vida y de los que esperan, escucha nuestra oración por la paz.
God of life and of those who wait, listen to our prayer for peace.
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