We Are The 99 (Occupy Protest Song) | Rick Harris | Musician / Folk Artist

Rick Harris
Musician/Folk Artist
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We Are The 99
Words and Music Copyright Rick Harris



We never wanted trouble
But trouble's come our way
All we wanted was an equal chance
To work for a better day
You look down from your Wall St. walls
Laughin' and Drinkin' wine
You may be the other one percent
But we are the 99

We are the 99
We are the 99
You may be the other one percent
But we are the 99

We are the 99
We are the 99
You may be the other one percent
But we are the 99


You're closin' all the factories
We can't afford our schools
Buyin' judges and politicians
Changin' all the rules
You brag about democracy
When you're the ones that rule
We are the 99 percent
Tired of playin' your fool

We are the 99
We are the 99
You may be the other one percent
But we are the 99

We are the 99
We are the 99
You may be the other one percent
But we are the 99


You send all our jobs away
Callin' it fair trade
We're standin' in unemployment lines
Lookin' like a monkey parade
Tryin' to get an education
Then you treat us like we're bums
Tell me brother can you spare a dime
Hell you won't even share a crumb

We are the 99
We are the 99
You may be the other one percent
But we are the 99

We are the 99
We are the 99
You may be the other one percent
But we are the 99


We send our young to fight your wars
It ought to be a crime
We fall for your stupid lies
We do it every time
When they come home broken
You don't even care
As long as you're still gettin' rich
You're the ones that keep 'em there

We are the 99
We are the 99
You may be the other one percent
But we are the 99

We are the 99
We are the 99
You may be the other one percent
But we are the 99


You can quote your bibles
Fill our radios with hate
Paint yourselves red white and blue
It's still gettin' mighty late
We are all Americans
We're just as good as you
We know that you don't like it
But there's nothing you can do

We are the 99
We are the 99
You may be the other one percent
But we are the 99

We are the 99
We are the 99
You may be the other one percent
But we are the 99

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[FeistyCrone]

Thank you my Brother (in spirit!) for this GREAT song! I'd been wondering where the singer songwriters had gone & ta da, there you are. Thanks so much!

[wgsant]

As a die-hard conservative, and a first cousin to Rick Harris, I have to say this is a poignant statement about life in America today and I'm proud to say the we are kin in this respect as well as in blood. Thanks Rick!

[HydroFred]

Good stuff, check out ( Welcome to the real American dream ) I think you might like it.

[jtstune]

Thanks for the song. I wrote a protest song for the movement too, with protest footage from all over the world.

youtube.com/watch?v=MD4eHTJmjk­I

[stenfisher]

Hey, man.

Thanks!

SF

[AnthonyMoser]

Hey, thought you might dig this song I wrote called One Percent. It's on my channel at youtube.com/anthonymoser#p/c/9­8BAF9E801535534/0/6qA2uKI6R5Y

[Cygnus32k]

God loves a good protest song. Keepem coming