“There are Scary Days”
--- to the tune of ‘All in the Family’ (sung by Jean Stapleton & Carrol O’Connor)
Songs that made the Hit Parade
Boy, that guy Stephen Harper, man!
Secret deals inside the FTAs. . . [FTAs are Free Trade Agreements]
Gals like us, we ain’t afraid
There are scary days!
Though everybody pulls his weight
CETA ain’t not gonna be fair trade
There are scary days!
And you know who you are then!
Tories are big business, but you ain’t one of them!
Mister, we could use a man like Tommy Douglas again!
Canadians ain’t at all content.
Fifty dollars don’t pay the rent
Freaks are in the Tories’ tent
These are scary days!
Take a little Sunday spin, go to watch the Ticats win
Have yourself a visit to tradejustice.com
Facts are myths and myths are Wrong
Ed Fast really has it all Wrong
Secret CETA negotiations – so very Wrong!!
These are Scary Days!
“Crazy Harper”
—to the tune of “Crazy” (written by Willie Nelson, also sung by Patsy Cline)
Crazy
Harper’s Crazy for favouring his cronies
He’s crazy
Crazy for selling us out to the EU
We knew he’d do just as he wanted
And then some day
He’ll deceive us, just like with the EU
Worry
Why should we let ourselves worry?
Wondering
What in the World can we do?
Oh, crazy. . .
For thinking that Harper could protect you
Harper’s crazy for lying
And crazy for not trying
And he’s crazy for signing on with the EU
Crazy for thinking that Harper could protect you
He’s crazy for lying
He’s crazy for not trying
And he’s crazy for Unfair Trade with the
EU
“CETA ain’t what it Seems”
—to the tune of “Islands in the Stream” (written by the Bee Gees and sung by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)
Baby, I can tell you, CETA text is unknown
Draft, leaked text–where’s the rest to review with a fine tooth comb?
What’s the latest exactly? There is something goin on
Government procurement will send us down the drain
Hold on Stephen Harper, you gotta explain
Every single provision
We gotta know what’s goin on
Tender calls will yield bids
From local and EU investors
Any unsuccessful bidders
They can seek compensation,
Investor state claims, ah-ah
Making claims with each other, ah-ah
Chorus:
It ain’t what it seems
No social equity
No food security
How can CETA be right
Sell away our fresh water to another World
NAFTA-style arbitration, ah-ah
From one dispute to another, ah-ah
No “Buy Local” preference if the CETA is signed
EU investors will claim material harm
And you did read AbitiBowater
Woe to Canada in the damages phase
AbitiBowater will happen again and we got no doubt
EU’s dominance in negotiations, Canada’s weaker—no doubt
And the message is clear
This could be the Year for the damned thing
No more should Harper deny
Baby, the inevitable investor state challenges
We started from a weaker negotiating position, ah-ah
Makin claims with each other, ah-ah
Repeat Chorus
Sell away our Power
Oh, come sell away our Water
Are you Gonna Go Harper’s Way?
—to the tune of “Are you Gonna Go my Way?” (Lenny Kravitz)
He was born in Toronto
Did you choose him? Is he the one?!
He didn’t come to save the day!
And we won’t leave until he’s done
So that’s why you’ve got to try
You got to breath and have some fun
Though we’re not paid to play his game
And we can’t stop until we’re done
But what I really want to know is
Are you gonna go Harper’s way?
And I got to got to know
We don’t know the full, draft CETA text
This we can’t leave, we have to get done
We need disclosure and democracy
And turn this CETA back around
So tell me why, Harper’s got to deny
And threaten our rights, one by one
We’ve got to object to the CETA
We’ve got to act now and be informed
But what I really want to know is
Are you gonna go Harper’s way?
And I got to got to know
Are you gonna go Harper’s way?
‘Cause baby, I got to know, yeah
