Daily Antidote | John McCutcheon "Vote Damnmit" - 10/28/26

Welcome to day 2397 of the ‪@DailyAntidoteofSong‬. Today our guest is John McCutcheon (‪@appalseed‬ ), who brought two amazing songs to help us celebrate the upcoming US elections! We sang, "Vote Dammit," and "Y'all Means All." He told us about his upcoming online show, and then we sang our last repetition of the Peace, Love, Respect, and Unity chant with the wonderful Carol Maillard. Thank you so much to everyone who tuned in to sing with us, see you on tomorrow's DAS! Vote, Dammit words & music by John McCutcheon John Lewis walked across that bridge (So you could) vote, dammit Like a soldier charging up a ridge (So you could) vote, dammit Since that day in Selma town When violence threw him to the ground He rose each time he was beaten down So vote, dammit Chorus Vote dammit Stand in line Vote dammit Every time Prove your power, let it shine And vote dammit They fought the Klan, they fought Jim Crow (So you could) vote, dammit They fought so you could have it so So vote, dammit They were brave and they were true Did what they were asked to do Now the future looks to you So vote, dammit Chorus For fifty years we’ve had to fight So vote, dammit Still they try to steal our right So vote, dammit Will you rise when you are asked to stand When the call goes out, will you raise your hand Let your voice be heard across this land So vote, dammit Chorus Bridge All those heroes of the past Dreamed ‘bout the ballot that they’d cast Prayed their sacrifice would last So, on that Tuesday in November Vote, dammit Those gone before we will remember Vote, dammit ‘Cause freedom is not guaranteed We are the proof that they’d succeed Good Trouble is just what we need So vote, dammit Chorus July 31, 2020 St. George Island, FL ------------------------------------------------------- Y’all Means All By John McCutcheon I remember back It was summertime At Grandma’s house I was 8 or 9 Every night at 6 I’d hear her drawl “Y’all come in... And y’all means all” I don’t like you You don’t like me That’s just the way That things might be But still Ill answer If you should call Cause where I come from Y’all mean all Chorus Blood is blood And bone is bone Kin is kin And home is home There ain’t no difference I can recall That makes a difference Y’all means all Its a southern thing It’s simple etiquette To treat folks kindly Though some forget They can act plumb mean Like a Neanderthal But like Grandma said, “Y’all means all!” Chorus Bridge I’ve heard it said Around these parts We have our troubles But we have hearts And at the table There is a chair Where you are welcome Sit yerself down there We are not perfect But we know it’s true We’re all God’s children Just me and you Who’ve got your back If you should fall Y’all come in And y’all means all Chorus In your Birkenstocks Or your overalls Bless yer hearts Y’all means all -------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about today’s song Leader, John McCutcheon His website: https://www.folkmusic.com/ Facebook:   / 100063915871608   Join us every day for the inspiration and connection of singing together! Our growing @DailyAntidoteofSong community includes song leaders and participants from across the country and around the world. We’re making each day better, one song at a time! Sing with us every day (noon/12pm EST) on YouTube: @DailyAntidoteofSong or in the room: www.carpediemarts.org/daily-antidote-of-song! Or sing-along anytime afterwards on the archive on YouTube. Search through all our songs here: https://carpediemarts.org/das-searcha... #DailyAntidoteofSong #DailyAntidote #vote #votingsongs #humanrights