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The Rodeway Nine Lyrics by Covered Wagon Musicians

We Say No to Your War!

1972

(Spoken)
What do we want?
Peace!
When do we want it?
Now!
What do we want?
Peace!
When do we want it?
Now!
Peace! Now!
Peace! Now!
Peace! Now!
[Chorus]
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
[Verse 1]
Boise's biggest, Boise's best
The place to dine, the place to rest
Three hundred rooms, a banquet hall
Convention center, but not for all
So
[Chorus]
What do wе want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do wе want it?
Now, not tomorrow
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
[Verse 2]
One day in August, in seventy-one
Businessmen met, businessmen's fun
Westmoreland was their honored guest
For soaring profits, he's the best
The wine they sipped, the general's brand
Turns into blood on foreign lands
So
[Chorus]
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
[Verse 3]
From Mountain Home, forty miles or more
Said we won't fight your fucking war
The guests were simply horrified
With the chants, not genocide
L-shaped pool, governor's room
Tinted water, Westmoreland's tune
So
[Chorus]
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
[Verse 4]
They came to seize the criminal
We pointed to the general
Take him before others die
He was in charge at Johnson's My Lai
So
[Chorus]
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
[Verse 5]
They came with chains to end the song
But chains could never right the wrong
Nor jail cells change their stand
While children die in other lands
So
[Chorus]
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
[Verse 6]
Brother did you obstruct police?
Sister did you disturb the peace?
Mothers, Fathers, Sons and Daughters
We defend the peace and disturb the order
[Instrumental]
[Verse 7]
They came to wish each other luck
There is no crime to pursue the buck
Swine did not bother those who dine
Instead they took the Rodeway Nine
[Chorus]
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
[Instrumental]
[Verse 8]
Rita, Carolyn, Marla and Penny
We are many
Peyton, Tom, Mike, Mark and Joe
We will grow
So
[Chorus]
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
What do we want?
Peace, not sorrow
When do we want it?
Now, not tomorrow
Credits
Covered Wagon Musicians

Covered Wagon Musicians

About “The Rodeway Nine” by Covered Wagon Musicians

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