Vote, Dammit! by John McCutcheon
Vote, Dammit!
words & music by John McCutcheon
words & music by John McCutcheon
John Lewis walked across that bridge
(So you could) vote, dammit
Like a soldier charging up a ridge
(So you could) vote, dammit
Since that day in Selma town
When violence threw him to the ground
He rose each time he was beaten down
So vote, dammit
Chorus
Vote dammit
Stand in line
Vote dammit
Every time
Prove your power, let it shine
And vote dammit
They fought the Klan, they fought Jim Crow
(So you could) vote, dammit
They fought so you could have it so
So vote, dammit
They were brave and they were true
Did what they were asked to do
Now the future looks to you
So vote, dammit
Chorus
For fifty years we’ve had to fight
So vote, dammit
Still they try to steal our right
So vote, dammit
Will you rise when you are asked to stand
When the call goes out, will you raise your hand
Let your voice be heard across this land
So vote, dammit
Chorus
Bridge
All those heroes of the past
Dreamed ‘bout the ballot that they’d cast
Prayed their sacrifice would last
So, on that Tuesday in November
Vote, dammit
Those gone before we will remember
Vote, dammit
‘Cause freedom is not guaranteed
We are the proof that they’d succeed
Good Trouble is just what we need
So vote, dammit
Chorus
July 31, 2020
St. George Island, FL