Ballad of the Tea Party - Joel Pollak (R-IL-9)
PollakForCongress
April 15, 2010
The Ballad of the Tea Party
Written and Performed by Joel Pollak (R)
Nominee for Congress - 9th District, Illinois
Chicago Tax Day Tea Party
Daley Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
April 15, 2010
On a cold night in Boston, three ships in the dock
With their valuable cargo still waiting to stock
But the colonists wont pay the duty on tea
And the governor wont let the ships out to sea
(Chorus)
Sing - hey, hey, what do we say?
American freedom is here to stay!
Hey, hey, what do we say?
Dont tax our freedom away!
Now the Crown has been adding new fees by the score
And the people dont think they can bear any more
Yet they dont have a vote, so they dont have a say
And theyre starting to talk about breaking away
(Chorus)
Now the people have gathered round the Old Meeting House
If the governor listens, theyll still hear him out
But Sam Adams, he reads the report with a frown
So the people decide that the tea must do down
(Chorus)
So they don their disguises and clamber aboard
And the governors tea is soon tossed overboard
And the news spreads throughout the thirteen colonies
That our countrys new motto is Dont Tread On Me.
(Chorus)
Now today we have gathered--young, old, black, and white
And weve all got the vote, so we dont need to fight
But if Washington taxes our future away
Then well throw them all out on Election Day!
(Chorus)
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