The Ballad of the Fantabulous Four

This song tells the story of four brave women who, as a part of fossil fools' day, a global day of action against the fossil fuel industry, chained themselves to the only entrance of the Bank of America in Copley Square in Boston. To learn more, visit one of these pages:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31371510234
http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2008/04/01/activists-blockade-bank-of-a...

The tune of the song is an old hobo song called The Wabash Cannonball. New Lyrics are by Josh Gannon-Salomon. They are as follows:

It was on the first of April,
In good old Boston town
That four determined comrades
helped bring the system down
they sat all chained together
to the Bank of America's door
and they will always be remembered as
the fantabulous four!

In Copley Square they gathered
While a protest milled around
To tell the passers-by
why they were sitting chained and bound
Oh the rich went nearly crazy
Like you've never seen before
When they found themselves in the faces of
The fantabulous four!

Now the bank that they blockaded
Invests billions into coal
Which is savaging the earth
To make the wheels of industry roll
They knew they had to stop it
For the planet and the poor
And in the name of climate justice came
The Fantabulous Four

The Boston police they ranted
And the Bomb Squad cut their chains
They carted them to the precinct
And the bank was open again
But the day was not a failure
As long as we don't ignore
The methods and the message of
the fantabulous four

For Elise and for Laila
For Candace and Adrienne
And all of their supporters
Let's sing it once again
So now you know the story
And now you know the score
So let us stand united with
The Fantabulous Four!

Pass this on to your friends! Pack the court & Show the Four some love!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Folk
• Ballad
• Fantabulous
• Four
• Fossil
• Fools
• Day
• Protest
• Wabash
• Cannonball
• Anarchy
• Eco-Anarchist
• direct
• action
• Boston

[InsatiableBlonde]

Robby<via Ian and placed on my "Hott Guitarist's" playlst...annd songs like this are always welcome!!!

Morgan

[robby63]

Ian sent me here..I also like your style and your writing...subbing too..Robby

[zomar]

This made my night. I haven't been able to make it to any of the dates, but my support is ever there.

[Dykonoclast]

So rad. You make us famous!

[pomspektre]

haHAAAAA!!!!

love it Josh! so cool.

heart :: aidan

[shampoo1217]

Poppins(Elise) is in my Rocky cast...she rocks!

[geneveiveharper]

Thanks, dude, that's so sweet! Love, Adrienne's sister....