05 - October 27

from Up With the Masses by Sue Jeffers

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they said be back in your seats in a few minutes
we're running late but we'll get back on track
i stepped out from the concert hall
and in a few words from a friend
i knew that i wasn't coming back
she seemed upset so i asked her how are you doing?
She said i'm not good, i've just read the news
it's happening again
more people dead
what's going on? what can we do?
how are you?
27 of october sabbath morning
families were gathering in prayer
armed with rifles guns and hatred
a killer stormed the synagogue
at the tree of life in pittsburgh
there are 11 people dead
David and Cecil Rosenthal
Bernice and Sylvan Simon
Joyce Fienberg
Richard Gottfried
Melvin Wax and Daniel Stein
Jerry Rabinowitz
Irving Younger
and Rose Mallinger
all were slaughtered by a nazi
yelling out all jews must die
now the president is lurking he's backstage in the hangar
at his latest campaign rally a slight grin upon his face
he claps his hands and paces then saunters to the podium
says the day was hard and he won't tolerate the hate
but his tongue keeps painting targets on his gallery of enemies
says the fault lies with the media and he cannot be blamed
for the actions of his followers
the paranoid and polarized
the nazis and the magas
the shock troops and foot soldierswhite power true believers
the shooters and bombers
while he takes the lead as spotter
they take aim
i'll take this time to ask you how you doing?
I know i'm not good, i've just read the news
it's happening again
more people dead
what's going on? what can we do?
how are you?

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from Up With the Masses, released May 1, 2021

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Sue Jeffers is a folksinger in the finest sense of
the word, in the tradition of Woody Guthrie and
all Woody’s musical offspring. Her career has
spanned more than thirty years.
Songs give power to movements. If you believe
in solidarity forever, Sue Jeffers’ Up With the
Masses will inspire you, embolden you, and
connect the struggles of the early 20th century
with our. ... more

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