Singing Peace to Power

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Lyrics from the CD "Annie and the Vets Singing Peace to Power"

Reach Out to One

Chorus:

Reach out to ^Cone and plant a seed,

One little ^Gseed is all you need,

That seed will ^Agrow, warmed by the sun,

So plant a ^Dseed, reach out to one.

Reach out to ^Cone and plant a seed,

One little ^Gseed is all you need,

So ^Dreach out to one and plant a ^Gseed

In this busy world, folks don't take time,

To learn the ^Ctruth and they rely,

On what they ^Dhear on prime-time news,

And right-wing ^Cpundits paid-for ^Gviews.

Although the truth is hard to bear,

The seeds of ^Cpeace are everywhere.

And when these ^Dseeds begin to flower,

We'll see that ^Cpeople have the ^Gpower.

Repeat Chorus

The seed of change can be so small,

You might not ^Cknow it's there at all,

But seasons ^Dturn and it may sprout,

Then soon its ^Cseeds will spread a^Gbout

If we will just reach out each day,

The truth will ^Cbloom like a bouquet.

Then all their ^Dlies will be exposed,

And this whole ^Cworld will be trans^Gposed.

Repeat Chorus

We must know what we speak about,

It doesn't ^Chelp to swear and shout.

Facts must be ^Dknown before they're spread,

Like seeds u^Cpon a flower^Gbed.

And if we listen, we may hear,

What lies be^Chind their doubt and fear,

With kindness, ^Dwe can till the ground,

And plant the ^Cseeds. Peace will a^Gbound!

Repeat Chorus

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See Sheila Fight the Snake

(Capo 3)

^{B7The carnival came to town, when I was nine or ten,

That ^Eday I learned a lesson, I don't ^B7need to learn again!

With ^F#a poster of a woman, wearing nothing but a snake,

With ^Eten cents in my pocket, I was ripe for the ^B7take.

Chorus
See Sheila fight the snake, all it costs is one thin dime
^{ESee Sheila fight the snake, I think it ^B7might bite her this time

See ^F#Sheila fight the snake, gimmie your dime .... then get in ^B7line

Repeat Chorus

I went into the tent, I could not believe my eyes
In the center of the room was a cage full of lies
Sheila was a rabbit, with a sleepy gopher snake
You might call it truth, I call it fake.

Repeat Chorus

Three Hundred Billion dollars is a whole lot of dimes
It's like walkin' in that tent again, just like old times
But this time there’s no Sheila, This time there’s more at stake
The Devil took your ticket, You've been bit by the snake

Repeat Chorus

Fool me once shame on you, Fool me twice, I think he’ll try it too
This time I’m gonna be ready, This time I’m gonna save my dime
For I have seen Sheila, I have seen the snake
And only a chump would put up with that double talking fake

Repeat Chorus

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Sweet Mary

^{DWe rolled into Baghdad with ^Gmusic in our ^Dears

We turned it real loud to calm our doubts and ^A7fears

When ^Dbombs started dropping and ^Drockets ^Daway

I turned to sweet Mary, and ^A7started to ^Dpray

Chorus
Sweet Virgin Mary, ^Gtake me ^Daway

Take me to Jesus, with him I will ^A7pray

I'll ^Dask him to guide me and ^Gshow me the ^Dway

And I'll ask him if he's God, ^A7then why ^Dtoday?

The sky was all thunder, lit red by the flame
From the bombs that we dropped in Jesus sweet name
As shock and awe turned night to day
I turned to sweet Mary, and started to pray

Repeat chorus

When the sun brought the dawn, the smoke lingered there
The smell of death rose into the air
Tho my eyes opened wide, I knew not where I lay
I turned to sweet Mary, and started to pray

Repeat chorus

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Mothers Speak
© 2005 A.E. & P.P. PFLAGER

GOh mothers speak ^Cfor the world must ^Ghear

EmOf the pain and ^Dsuffering ^Cyour children ^Gbear

If a world doesn't hear, ^Ca world doesn't ^Gcare,

So mothers ^Dspeak ^Cand your sorrows ^Gshare

Chorus
They will ^Chear ^Dand they will ^Gcare

CLet your voices ^Grise into the ^Dair

It may bring you ^Cpain ^Das your sorrows ^Emshare

CHide not your ^Gtears, ^Dlet your words fill the ^Gair

GOh mothers speak, ^Clet your feelings ^Gflow,

EmLike a raging ^Driver ^Cyour anguish they must ^Gknow

They will awake ^Cthey will under ^Gstand,

EmAs the torrent of your ^Dmessage ^Creclaims this ^Gland

Repeat Chorus and first verse

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SKYRIDE CAFE
© 2005 P.P. PFLAGER

CHORUS
^{D At the ^G Skyride Cafe, catfish sizzle on the ^D grill

While the ^A cable to the skyride lies ^D rustin' in the water

The ^G dreams of the children drift down the Mississi^Dppi

As the ^A old folks drink a beer and ^G talk of yester^Dday

^{D High on a bluff over^Glooking the Mississi^Dppi

John ^A Wood stands guard in the ^D park

O're the ^G names of the young men and women

Who didn't re^Dturn from the big one, Amer^Aica did its ^D part

REPEAT CHORUS

^{DI Looked at each name and ^Gread it long and ^Dslow

I ^Alooked for Viet Nam, didn't ^Danybody go?

And ^G wondered as I looked at the names that had ^D fallen,

In the dust that had settled, are they ^A now forgotten ^D too?

REPEAT CHORUS

^{D The band stand lies empty, dimly ^G lit by evening ^D glow,

And the ^A voices of the speakers are ^D echos from the past,

But the ^G cries of the wounded are clearly heard around ^D me,

For their long forgotten sorrow , there are ^A teardrops in the ^D park

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Two Weasel System
© 2005 A&P Pflager
GAnimals have been maligned by ^Apoliticians of every kind,

And the ^Dmascots that they use are not the ones that I would ^Gchoose, ^D}When they ^Grun for election, ^AI think I have a better selection,

And I ^Dapologize for making this ^Gconnection.

CHORUS
He's the ^Clessor of two weasels, but ^Ghe'll have to do.

We have atwo weasel system and you ^Achoose between the ^Dtwo.

GOthers in the running, fall like ^Clemmings to the ^Asea

He's the ^Dlessor of two weasels and the only choice for ^Gme.

There's a well-known carni game that's played with shells that look the same
The one that hides the pea, could be any of the three
If you're feelin' some confusion when it comes to the conclusion,
Perhaps we're under the illusion that we're choosin'

Repeat Chorus

Elephants like lots of feed, they have a penchant to stampede,
And multiply the greed each time they breed
While Donkeys carry quite a load, act stubborn, then do as they're told,
It's weasels that we vote for at the polls.

Repeat Chorus

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Vinegar and Oil

© A.E. Pflager 2005

(capo 2)
^{CYou never know who's spying or who's lying,

Your government, your family or your ^Gboss,

If you want to keep your privacy in these days of high technology,
You gotta watch out for the double ^Ccross.

So...don't put too much detail in your e-mail,
Never make your thoughts known on the ^Gphone,

Mailing me a letter really isn't that much better,
And you know someone might come and bug my ^Chome.

Chorus:
(So), ^Fwrite it down on lettuce,

^{CTie it 'round a stone,

^{DToss it through my window when you're ^Gsure I'm home alone

^{CHigh tech won't affect us 'cause ^FI'll clean off the soil,

Then I'll ^Geat those words with vinegar and ^Coil.}}}

I kept a homing pigeon in the kitchen,

But it really made a mess, to my distress,
I tried sending a smoke signal, but you had to keep a vigil,
And the Fire Department liked it even less.

My invisible ink spilled in the sink,
I tried languages like Double Dutch and such,
I sat writing secrete code 'til I felt my brain explode,
And I really didn't like that very much.

Repeat Chorus

Big brother might be watchin', so use caution,'
Everyone's a snoop who wants a scoop
If you don't want your latest caper on the front page of the paper,
Don't under-estimate how low they'll stoop.

Repeat Chorus (Just...)

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You can even say, "I love you," I'll clean off the soil,
Then I'll eat those words with vinegar and oil.

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