Don’t tell me what I’ve got to think or say
That’s none of your damn business, anyway
Don’t tell me now I need security
There’s only one thing you can do for me
Give me liberty! Give me liberty!
Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty!
I’m not afraid of foreign enemies
They cannot take away my liberties
I’m not afraid of things that they might do
From what I see, I’m more afraid of YOU
Give me liberty! Give me liberty!
Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty!
You hide behind the flag, but here’s a fact
I see right through your phony “Patriot Act”
I think it’s time you finally figured out
What my America is all about:
Liberty! Give me liberty!
Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty!
Don’t tell me how it’s all for my own good
I’d tell you where to shave that if I could
I’ll say this just one time so get it right
I won’t give freedom up without a fight
Give me liberty! Give me liberty!
Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty!
It’s in the hoof beat of a horse runnin’ wild
It’s in the heartbeat of a new-born child
It puts the hope in every dream we dream
And when we’ve got it we’ve got everything
Liberty! Give me Liberty!
Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty!
Don’t tell me what I’ve got to think or say
That’s none of your damn business, anyway
Don’t tell me now I need security
There’s only one thing you can do for me
Give me liberty! Give me liberty!
Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty!
Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty!
Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty!
The promise of this land
We hold it in our hands
It’s time we made a stand
Stand up for Liberty!
It’s been our dream so long
The one thing that makes us strong
You know, we can’t go wrong
As long as we have liberty
It’s like a beacon bright
That shines through the darkest night
We’ll make it home all right
If we follow the light of Liberty
You can keep your “security”
Try to show some integrity
Just give me Liberty
And I’ll do all the rest myself.
With: Molly MacMillan, piano; Doug Brown, bass; Bill King, Drums; Mike Stark, organ; Mark Weinan, sax; Choir: Karen Lounsky,Dorothy Bibbie, Mabel Evans-Welch. Written and arranged by Spartacus Jones. Recorded and mixed by Will Russell at Electric Wilburland, Newfield, New York.