{"id":192,"date":"2020-12-27T23:02:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T23:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xripswich.com\/xr\/?page_id=192"},"modified":"2020-12-27T23:02:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-27T23:02:25","slug":"chants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.xripswich.com\/xr\/chants\/","title":{"rendered":"Chants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Campaign Chorus\" width=\"990\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fusers%2F77385254&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=990&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listen to the chants here<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/campaign-chorus\/xr-call-and-response-chants\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/campaign-chorus\/xr-call-and-response-chants<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coal (Don\u2019t Dig it)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Coal (<strong>HUH<\/strong>), don\u2019t dig it<br>Leave it in the ground, it\u2019s time to get with it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oily<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>O, I, L, Y,<br>You ain\u2019t got no alibi<br>You oily (<strong>HEY HEY<\/strong>) you oily! (<strong>HO HO<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People Gonna Rise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>People gonna rise like the water,<br>Gonna shut this system down,<br>Hear the voice of my great granddaughter,<br>Saying: Climate Justice Now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you gonna do?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What you gonna do (<strong>WHAT<\/strong>)<br>When the world gets hot? (<strong>WHAT<\/strong>)<br>What you gonna do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No more coal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No more coal<br>No more oil<br>Keep our carbon in the soil!<br>Say it loud, say it clear<br>Fossil fuels not welcome here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Power to the People<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Power to the People! (<em>echo<\/em>)<br>The People got the Power! (<em>echo<\/em>)<br>Tell me can you hear us! (<em>echo<\/em>)<br>Getting stronger by the hour! (<em>echo<\/em>)<br>Power! (<em>echo<\/em>) People! (<em>echo<\/em>)<br>People! (<em>echo<\/em>) Power! (<em>echo<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Songs<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To the tune of \u2018Our roots go down\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/campaign-chorus\/our-roots-go-down-3-part\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen here<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our planet calls, calls us to its aid&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We must act now, time is running out&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To the tune of \u2018The Animals Went in 2 by 2\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The animals died out 2 by 2 <em>lament, lament<\/em>, the animals died out 2 by 2, <em>lament, lament<\/em>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The animals died out 2 by 2, the elephant and the kangaroo,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they all went out like a light when humans ruined the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The animals died out 3 by 3&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The animals died out 3 by 3 the tiger shark and the bumble bee,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To tune of &#8216;Jerusalem&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>And did they frack in ancient times?<br>Poisoning waters, once so clean?<br>And were their filthy rigs of doom<br>On England&#8217;s pleasant pastures seen?<br>And did a people&#8217;s movement rise<br>To drive Cuadrilla from our hills?<br>And let I-Gas and Rathlin know<br>To scrap their dark satanic drills?<br>Come join us here and sing your song;<br>Sing of the country you desire.<br>Our voices rise! These frackers are wrong.<br>Let&#8217;s call the tune now. We&#8217;re the Choir!<br>We will not cease from singing here,<br>Nor shall we rest till fracking&#8217;s banned.<br>Till we have kicked these frackers out<br>Of England&#8217;s green and pleasant land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consume Doom Doom Doom (To the tune of \u2018Da Doo Ron Ron\u2019)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/campaign-chorus\/xr-songs-consume-doom-doom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen here<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walking down the high street with my take away<br>Consume doom, doom, doom, Consume doom, doom<br>Send it to the landfill and have a nice day<br>Consume doom, doom, doom, Consume doom, doom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<strong>Ba-du-ba<\/strong>) Yeah, it won\u2019t bi-o-de-grade,<br>(<strong>Ba-du-ba<\/strong>) Yeah it\u2019s all man made<br>(<strong>Ba-du-ba<\/strong>) Yeah, the workers are badly paid<br>Consume doom, doom, doom, Consume doom, doom<br>Take away, throw away (x3)<br>Stop!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walking down the high street I saw the light<br>Consume doom, doom, doom, Consume doom, doom<br>Looked into the future and had a fright<br>Consume doom, doom, doom, Consume doom, doom<br>(<strong>Ba-du-ba<\/strong>) Yeah, it\u2019s looking bad,<br>(<strong>Ba-du-ba<\/strong>) Yeah the world\u2019s gone mad,<br>(<strong>Ba-du-ba<\/strong>) What happened to the earth we had?<br>Consume doom, doom, doom, Consume doom, doom<br>Take away, throw away (x3)<br>Stop!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walking down the high street with my spade and hoe<br>We PLANT our own now, we plant our own<br>Digging up potato-oes and watching beans grow<br>We plant our own now, we plant our own<br>(<strong>Ba-du-ba<\/strong>) Solar panels on the town hall<br>(<strong>Ba-du-ba<\/strong>) Green jobs make a living for all,<br>(<strong>Ba-du-ba<\/strong>) Working together is our answer to the call<br>It\u2019s our wake-up call, It\u2019s our wake-up call.<br>SUStainability, SUStainability,<br>Biodiversity, biodiversity<br>Care for the earth, care for each other and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hold This Earth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/campaign-chorus\/xr-songs-hold-this-earth-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen here<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May this pool of love we have gathered here<br>Spread its wings and fly,<br>Far and near,<br>From the depths of our hearts,<br>To the farthest star,<br>Hold this earth safe where we are, hold this earth safe where we are.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To the tune of \u2018Frere Jacques\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/campaign-chorus\/cut-our-carbon-frere-jacques\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen here<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut our carbon, down to zero,<br>Do it now! Do it now!<br>Citizens\u2019 Assembly, Citizens\u2019 Assembly,<br>Tells you how, tells you how!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To the tune of \u2018Oh When The Saints\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/campaign-chorus\/oh-dont-you-know-when-the\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen here<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh don\u2019t you know, oh don\u2019t you care?<br>There\u2019s too much poison in our air!<br>The greatest way to carbon capture,<br>Is to plant trees everywhere!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To the tune of \u2018Bella Ciao\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/campaign-chorus\/xr-songs-we-need-to-wake-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen here<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need to wake up, We need to wise up<br>We need to open our eyes and do it <em>now now now<\/em><br>We need to build a better future<br>And we need to start right now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re on a planet, That has a problem<br>We&#8217;ve got to solve it, get involved and do it <em>now now now<\/em><br>We need to build a better future<br>And we need to start right now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So make it greener, So make it cleaner<br>So make it last, mend it fast and do it <em>now now now<\/em><br>We need to build a better future<br>And we need to start right now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No point in waiting, Or hesitating<br>We must get wise, take no more lies and do it <em>now now now<\/em><br>We need to build a better future<br>And we need to start right now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Go Green! (To the tune of \u2018Jolene\u2019_<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/campaign-chorus\/xr-songs-go-green-tune-of\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen here<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go Green, Go Green, Go Green, Go Green,<br>We\u2019re asking you to leave, don\u2019t take our land.<br>Go Green, Go Green, Go Green, Go Green,<br>Don\u2019t think we can\u2019t stop you cause we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Now I could easily understand<br>how you would want to frack our land<br>but you don\u2019t know what it means to us, go green.<br>It\u2019s beauty is beyond compare<br>a common land for all to share<br>but you don\u2019t know what it means to us, go green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While CO2 is on the rise,<br>you\u2019re standing there in mock surprise,<br>we have to keep it in the ground, go green<br>This planet is our only home,<br>no planet B, we\u2019re all alone,<br>we have to keep it in the ground, go green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To tune of \u2018This is me\u2019 (from \u2018The Greatest Showman\u2019)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When the sharpest blades try and cut her down<br>And strongest drill drills into the ground<br>Earth is brave<br>Earth is bruised<br>Earth is where we all must live<br>Time to give<br>Look out &#8217;cause here we come<br>And we\u2019re marching on to the beat we drum<br>We\u2019re not scared to be seen<br>We\u2019ll make no apology, set Earth free<br>Oh-oh-oh-oh<br>Oh-oh-oh-oh<br>Oh-oh-oh-oh<br>Oh-oh-oh-oh<br>Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gentle Round<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/campaign-chorus\/xr-songs-gentle-round-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen here<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fire Fire,<br>Fire Fire,<br>Fire fire fire fire in my soul<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep on burning,<br>Keep on burning,<br>Keep on burning, burning, burning in my soul<br>Etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the chants here: https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/campaign-chorus\/xr-call-and-response-chants Coal (Don\u2019t Dig it) Coal (HUH), don\u2019t dig itLeave it in the ground, it\u2019s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xripswich.com\/xr\/chants\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Chants<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-192","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xripswich.com\/xr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xripswich.com\/xr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xripswich.com\/xr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xripswich.com\/xr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xripswich.com\/xr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.xripswich.com\/xr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202,"href":"https:\/\/www.xripswich.com\/xr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions\/202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xripswich.com\/xr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}