CARPE DIEM / FREE MINDS Unity in Community Project

A SAMPLING OF SONGS FOR UNITY PROJECT – AND FOR OCTOBER 28 KICK‐OFF

YE YE BONGYE ~ traditional Congolese gathering song, from Julia Slone (sheet music attached) 1. Ye ye bongye, ye ye bongye, ah‐ah, ye ye bongye (2x)

2. Ye ye ye ye‐ay bongye‐ay‐ay‐ay, ah‐ah ye‐ee‐ye (pronounced phonetically) (2x)

3/4. Bongye‐ye‐ye bongye‐ye, bongye‐ye ka ya bo‐gi ta, ya bo‐go‐ni (2x)

A CHANGE IS GONNA COME By

I was born by the river in a little tent And just like that river i've been running ever since It's been a long time coming But i know , oh yes it will

It's been too hard living, but i'm afraid to die Cos i don't know what's out there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time coming But i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

And then i go to see my brother And i ask him to help me please And he just winds up knockin' me Back down on my knees

There were times when i thought i couldn't last for long But now i think i'm able to carry on It's been a long, been a long time coming But i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

HEY DOOMBAH ~ by Collin Walcott, arranged by Malcolm Dalglish (sheet music attached)

Part 1. Hey doombah, ee‐ay doombah, Hey da ba doom, hey da ba doom – *grunt*

Parts 2/3/4. Ah‐ma‐na nah ee ay‐‐‐‐ doom‐ba ee‐ay (oh)

VINE AND FIG TREE Two‐part round

And every man ‘neath his vine and fig tree Shall live in peace and unafraid (2x)

And into ploughshares beat their sword Nations shall have war no more (2x)

SOON AND VERY SOON by Andrae Crouch ‐‐ adapted by the DC Labor Chorus

Soon and very soon, we are going to change the world (3x) Forever, and ever, we’re going to change the world.

No more cryin’ there, we are going to change the world (3x) Forever, and ever, we’re going to change the world.

Each and every day, we are going to change the world.

Everywhere we go, we are going to change the world

Peace, love and justice….

No more poverty…

Lots more poetry!...

Add verses at will

O MAMA BAKUDALA Traditional South African – Xhosa song Xhosa women sing this song at the beginning of gatherings or celebrations as an invocation to the spirits of the matriarchal ancestors.

Oh mama bakudala babe thandaza Our mothers and grandmothers used to pray

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine (3) Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Each and every day…

Everywhere I go….

Add other verses…

BRIGHT MORNING STARS ARE RISING

Bright morning stars are rising (3) Day… is a breakin’ in my soul.

O where are our dear fathers (3x) Some are down in the valley praying….

O where are our dear Mothers (3x) Some are up in heaven shouting

O where are our dear Sisters (3x)

O where are our dear Brothers (3x)

GONNA LAY DOWN MY SWORD AND SHIELD

Gonna lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside, Gonna lay down my sword and shield Down by the riverside, I'll study war no more.

Chorus: I ain't gonna study war no more, I ain't gonna study war no more, I ain't gonna study war no more.

Gonna walk with the Prince of Peace…

Gonna shake hands around the world…

STREAMS OF LIVING PRAISE Song by Malcolm Dalglish, inspired by a favorite Isaac Watts hymn stanza

Blessed be the force that pulls, The poetry of my days. May I become the means the meaning flows, In streams of living praise, in streams of living praise.

CHORUS (lyrics of Isaac Watts) Now shall my inward joys arise, And burst into a song! Almighty love inspires my heart, And pleasure tunes my tongue.

Ship of souls adrift at night, And stars that are holding course, Each one a sun unseen in broad daylight, A universal source, a universal source.

The hallowed hall is empty, save The way that it holds the light, And now the song blows through like wind into The hungry ears of night, the hungry ears of night.

THE STORM IS PASSING OVER by Charles A. Tindley – c/o David Griffiths

Encourage my soul and let us journey on For the night is dark and I am far from home Thanks be to God the morning light appears, The storm is passing over, The storm is passing over, The storm is passing over halleu

CHORUS Hal‐le‐ (all) lu‐jah, Ha‐le‐lu‐jah, Ha‐le‐lu‐jah, ah, ah, ah The storm is passing over, the storm is passing over, the storm is passing over halleu! ROSA SAT ‐‐ A Song for Barack Obama by Amy Dixon‐Kolar ©2008 Asharta Music/ASCAP

CHORUS Rosa sat so Martin could walk Martin walked so Barack could run Barack ran, he ran and he won So that all our children could fly

Thousands of people that November night All of us here who have fought the long fight Knowing as one we’re creating a new nation Join together in celebration

Mr. Obama all eyes turn to you Share with the country what you’re gonna do Wars and foreclosures surround us this year But Yes We Can rise above our fears

THE GREAT STORM IS OVER by Bob Franke, ©1982 by Telephone Pole Music Pub. Co. (BMI).

The thunder and lightning gave voice to the night, The little lame child cried aloud in her fright, Hush little baby, a story I'll tell, Of a love that has conquered the powers of hell.

CHORUS: Alleluia, the great storm is over, Lift up your wings and fly! Alleluia, the great storm is over, Lift up your wings and fly!

Sweetness in the air and justice on the wind Laughter in the house where the mourners have been The deaf shall have music, the blind have new eyes The standards of death taken down by surprise.

Release for the captives, an end to the wars New streams in the desert, new hope for the poor, The little lame children will dance as they sing, And play with the bears and the lions in spring.

WHAT’S GOING ON by Marvin Gaye, 1939‐1984 (Born and raised in Washington, DC) arranged and sung by LEA 9/21/12 at the Carpe Diem Sing in Silver Spring

Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today ‐ Ya

Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today

Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me, so you can see Oh, what's going on What's going on Yeah, what's going on Ah, what's going on

In the mean time Right on, baby Right on, Right on

Father, father, everybody thinks we're wrong Oh, but who are they to judge us Simply because our hair is long Oh, you know we've got to find a way To bring some understanding here today Oh

Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me So you can see What's going on Yeah, what's going on Tell me what's going on I'll tell you what's going on Right on baby, Right on baby

WADE IN THE WATER Traditional ‐‐ sung by LEA

Wade in the water, Wade in the water Children wade, in the water God's gonna trouble the water Who's that young girl dressed in red Wade in the water Must be the children that Moses led God's gonna trouble the water

CHORUS Wade in the water, wade in the water children Wade in the water, God's gonna trouble the water

Who's that young girl dressed in white Wade in the water Must be the children of the Israelite Oh, God's gonna trouble the water

Who's that young girl dressed in blue Wade in the water Must be the children that's coming through, God's gonna trouble the water, yeah

You don't believe I've been redeemed, Wade in the water Just so the whole lake goes looking for me God's gonna trouble the water

COOL DOWN By Phil Wiggins – led at Carpe Diem Sing 10/21/12

Well this morning’s headlines read Four more precious children dead, Before one more drop is shed Cool down.

CHORUS Cool down, cool down, Well, you better let your blood cool down. Cool down, cool down, Well, you better let your blood cool down.

Well, you’ve got your turf staked out And you want no shadow of doubt, So you’re taking the doubters out, Well, cool down.

Your hair‐trigger temper wakes And your trigger finger aches, Well, that’s such a bad mistake, Just cool down.

The law is on the run It seems like all God’s children got guns. To kingdom come, Thy will be done, Cool down. FREEDOM Based on two poems c/o Free Minds Book Club “Free Mindz” by Michael Kemp and “My Free Mind” by William aka Prince Rich Song setting by LEA

Well you know that the best news Is way up high And that this life will test you See if you know how to fly I hear those people talk about heaven And how they are gonna fly Well everybody wanna home in glory Nobody wanna die Don’t nobody wanna die. ‘ I used to spend my whole life Chasing after speed Now that I’m finally standing still I’m finally getting what I need Oh but my heart’s still racing My spirit still bleeds Because I want to tell the whole wide world That I was blind but I finally see I was blind but now I see.

CHORUS There is no lock you cannot pick No situation you cannot switch There is no burden you cannot lift Just listen to me There is no wound you cannot heal It’s nothing you can buy, borrow, hide or steal If you’ve got it then you know what’s really real. It’s a mind that’s free.

They try to tell you that for Freedom You’ve got to go off to war They try to tell you that It’s a battle Between the rich and the poor But the only revolution that you and I will ever face Is to look into the mirror And find the peace, the love, the grace. Don’t let another life go to waste.

CHORUS There is no lock…

I’m talking about freedom Freedom There ain’t nothin’ like freedom Everybody wants freedom. Freedom Talkin’ about freedom Freedom…. I WOULD By K. (poem from Project Youth ArtReach writing workshop in youth detention center) Musical setting by Wendy Lanxner

If I had wings I would fly If I had a blunt I would smoke If I had a baby I would take care of it

If I was with my girl I would cherish the time with her If I had a second life I would be perfect

If I was with my girl I would cherish the time with her If I had all those things

I would stand as a Strong black man,

I would be perfect

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE by and Paul McCartney – led by Lea @ Carpe Diem Sing 9/21/12

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love. There's nothing you can do that can't be done. Nothing you can sing that can't be sung. Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game It's easy.

There's nothing you can make that can't be made. No one you can save that can't be saved. Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time ‐ It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love. All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

There's nothing you can know that isn't known. Nothing you can see that isn't shown. Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy.

All you need is love, all you need is love, All you need is love, love, love is all you need. All you need is love (all together now) All you need is love (everybody) All you need is love, love, love is all you need. IT’S A NEW DAY by Will.I.Am

I went asleep last night Tired from the fight I've been fighting for tomorrow All my life Yea I woke up this morning Feeling brand new 'Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming Have finally came true

CHORUS It's a new day (5x)

It's been a long time coming Up the mountain kept runnin' Souls of freedom kept hummin' Channeling Harriet Tubman

Kennedy, Lincoln, and King We gotta invest in that dream It feels like we're swimming upstream It feels like we're stuck in between A rock and a hard place, We've been through the heartaches And lived through the darkest days If you and I made it this far, Well then hey, we can make it all the way And they said no we can't And we said yes we can Remember it's you and me together

I woke up this morning Feeling alright I've been fightin' for tomorrow All my life Yea, I woke up this morning Feeling brand new Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming Have finally came true

It's a new day (6x)

It's been a long time waitin' Waiting for this moment It's been a long time praying Praying for this moment

We hope for this moment And now that we own it For life I will hold it And I ain't gonna let it go

It's for fathers, our brothers, Our friends who fought for freedom Our sisters, our mothers, Who died for us to be in this moment

Stop and cherish this moment Stop and cherish this time

It's time for unity For us and we That's you and me together

I woke up this morning Feeling brand new Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming Have finally came true Yea, I woke up this morning Feeling alright

'Cause we weren't fighting for nothing And the soldiers weren't fighting For nothing No, Martin wasn't dreaming for nothing And Lincoln didn't change it for nothing And children weren't crying for nothing

It's a new day (5x)

DEDICATION By LEA

As for me in my house You will find a serving truth (repeat first two lines 3x) Truth for all right now.

As for me in my house You will find a serving peace (3x) Peace for all right now.

As for me in my house You will find a serving love (3x) Love for all right now.

Let there be peace for all right now Let’s speak the truth to all right now.