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A New Battle Hymn of the Republic for Occupy Wall St.

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Offering here a new Battle Hymn of the Republic that Occupy Wall St. participants might like to consider using when singing is appropriate.

To be sung to the marching tune of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, which some years earlier carried anti-slavery lyrics that began: "John Brown's Bo-dy Lies-a Molding in the grave." The song was originally a campfire spiritual about brotherhood.* [see tune's history as footnote]

If anyone cannot recall how the melody goes, and is unfamiliar with do re mi fa sol la si representing the seven steps of the scale, he or she may

 

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Amercan OWS solidariity with the innoncents slaughered by US by Jay Janson on Thursday, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:32:27 AM
Where Are The Original Words? by Daniel Penisten on Friday, Dec 2, 2011 at 12:56:33 PM
as mentioned in the article original lyrics are not known by Jay Janson on Friday, Dec 2, 2011 at 5:44:30 PM
OWS Movement Theme Song by Tim Long on Friday, Dec 2, 2011 at 6:19:19 PM