RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
words and music
copyright © 2015 by
Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby
copyright © 2015 by
Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby
Back when the Pilgrims landed on these rocks
They thanked the Lord and they rang out their socks
They were escaping those religious tyrannies
So they said, "Jeez! Let us worship as we please."
They knew the strictures of their scriptures would never fail 'em
And so they started lighting fires on the pyres in Salem
Freedom to oppress
In the name of righteousness
Religious Freedom to scratch where it itches
Religious Freedom to Burn Our Own Witches
Y'all know the story of the first Thanksgiving
Historical origin of Martha Stewart Living
They feasted with the Wampanoag on that shore
And then wiped out the Pequot in the Pequot War
They knew God had sent them to this Eden among the Heathen
To say, "Convert to our Dear Lord, or you won't be breathin'."
Freedom to oppress
In the name of righteousness
Religious Freedom to scratch where it itches
Religious Freedom to Burn Our Own Witches
Then all the colonies said, "What the Hell?
We don't need a king, let's ring the Liberty Bell."
All men are equal, no one's lesser or greater
And we're endowed with certain rights by our creator
And that was sweet, but what made liberty even sweeter
Was they still could own slaves, according to Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy...Second Kings and First Peter
So We the People formed a nation and the Bill of Rights ensures
I’m free to practice my religion, and you’re free to practice mine
Ain’t that divine?
Slavery opened up a national wound
Much blood was spilled before the Union re-uned
They saved a nation in that Civil War
Our fathers brought four score and seven years before
But some were certain they could hear the Almighty saying
Don’t mix the races, segregate and start K-K-K-ing
Freedom - freedom to oppress
In the name of - in the name of righteousness
Freedom to persecute
In a Biblical pursuit
Religious Freedom to Burn...
But Separate is not Equal, the Supreme Court found
And they struck all the segregation laws down
They found that marriage is a basic civil right
The law can’t break into your bedroom late at night
Still some say, “We will not heed unelected judges
We know we’re righteous and our bigotry never budges”
Freedom to oppress
In the name of righteousness
Religious Freedom to scratch where it itches
Religious Freedom to Burn Our Own Witches
Religious Freedom to Burn Burn Burn Burn Burn…
Our Own Witches
They thanked the Lord and they rang out their socks
They were escaping those religious tyrannies
So they said, "Jeez! Let us worship as we please."
They knew the strictures of their scriptures would never fail 'em
And so they started lighting fires on the pyres in Salem
Freedom to oppress
In the name of righteousness
Religious Freedom to scratch where it itches
Religious Freedom to Burn Our Own Witches
Y'all know the story of the first Thanksgiving
Historical origin of Martha Stewart Living
They feasted with the Wampanoag on that shore
And then wiped out the Pequot in the Pequot War
They knew God had sent them to this Eden among the Heathen
To say, "Convert to our Dear Lord, or you won't be breathin'."
Freedom to oppress
In the name of righteousness
Religious Freedom to scratch where it itches
Religious Freedom to Burn Our Own Witches
Then all the colonies said, "What the Hell?
We don't need a king, let's ring the Liberty Bell."
All men are equal, no one's lesser or greater
And we're endowed with certain rights by our creator
And that was sweet, but what made liberty even sweeter
Was they still could own slaves, according to Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy...Second Kings and First Peter
So We the People formed a nation and the Bill of Rights ensures
I’m free to practice my religion, and you’re free to practice mine
Ain’t that divine?
Slavery opened up a national wound
Much blood was spilled before the Union re-uned
They saved a nation in that Civil War
Our fathers brought four score and seven years before
But some were certain they could hear the Almighty saying
Don’t mix the races, segregate and start K-K-K-ing
Freedom - freedom to oppress
In the name of - in the name of righteousness
Freedom to persecute
In a Biblical pursuit
Religious Freedom to Burn...
But Separate is not Equal, the Supreme Court found
And they struck all the segregation laws down
They found that marriage is a basic civil right
The law can’t break into your bedroom late at night
Still some say, “We will not heed unelected judges
We know we’re righteous and our bigotry never budges”
Freedom to oppress
In the name of righteousness
Religious Freedom to scratch where it itches
Religious Freedom to Burn Our Own Witches
Religious Freedom to Burn Burn Burn Burn Burn…
Our Own Witches
