Movin' left - Bird, Peter

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"A political-rally song inspired by the legacies of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, with a lead singer (baritone or mezzo-soprano) on the verses and choral and instrumental (fiddle, banjo, bass) accompaniment. Suitable for audience participation in choruses. Length about 4 minutes."

◈ Genre → Other

♯ Tonart C major

⁄ Taktart 2/4

♬ Besetzung → SATB

↕ Tonumfang F – f'''

♩ Tempo 100

◷ Dauer ~3 min 32 sec

¶ Sprache → Englisch

Takte 177

Textur mixed texture

Stimmen 6

Instrumente violin, banjo, bass

Seiten 12

CPDL Nr. 53222

Bearbeiter Peter Bird

Veröffentlicht 2019-02-10

Lizenz Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike

♫Tonumfänge

Melody/Lead

c – e'

High voices

c' – f''

Low voices

F – e'

Fiddle

f' – d'''

Banjo

d' – f'''

Elec. Bass

F – e'

Schlagwörter

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¶Liedtext

At the first Thanksgiving feast, the Wampanoag brought meat To add to the Pilgrim’s humble corn. So they built the table longer, and the Spirit it got stronger, And a national metaphor was born. So they were: Movin’ Left …, Movin’ Left …. Had to include every woman and man! Yes, they were: Movin’ Left…., Movin’ Left; Helping each to become all they can. Now a big man comes to town, with his fat-cat friends around, Saying, “Time to end the tax-man’s bite!” “Private property is king; it’s the most important thing;” “And exploiting the poor is our right!” Well then, I’m: Movin’ Left …, Movin’ Left …. Got to respect every woman and man! Oh yes, I’m: Movin’ Left…., Movin’ Left; Helping each to become all they can. Then La Migra comes to town, and they take some brothers down; And the ICE men come for the children, Sayin’, “No, it isn’t fun; but the sorting must be done,” “’Cause America is right when it’s white!”<br> Well then, I’m: Movin’ Left …, Movin’ Left …. Got to respect every woman and man! Oh yes, I’m: Movin’ Left…., Movin’ Left; Helping each to become all they can. Now they’ve dug a mighty hole, and they’re burning all the coal, In a furnace with a Hellish light, And the e-lec-tri-ci-ty, which they sell you for a fee, Makes their air-conditioning hum through the night. But now we’re: Movin’ Left …, Movin’ Left …. Got to respect every species around! Oh yes, we’re: Movin’ Left…., Movin’ Left; Helping all to survive and rebound. Back when Jesus was a-preachin’, he said rich men who are reachin’ Up to Heaven face a tiny cleft. He said, “Blessed are the poor;” they may enter by the door. This was written from the right to the left. So we are: Movin’ Left …, Movin’ Left …. Got to respect every woman and man! Yes we are: Movin’ Left…., Movin’ Left; Helping each to become all they can.

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