Oh when the Sioux
At Standing Rock
Stand up for rights, it’s time
To do more than talk
It’s time for banks to stop funding destruction
Find another way to boost your stock
Oh when the banks support big oil
They’re supporting tear gas
and pepper spray
There’s a battle on the river
And we’ve come here to deliver
We say no more bulldozing the worldIf you support poisoning water
And desecrating sacred land
If you like to foment climate chaos
Then bank here and leave big oil
in command
At Standing Rock
Stand up for rights, it’s time
To do more than talk
It’s time for banks to stop funding destruction
Find another way to boost your stock
Oh when the banks support big oil
They’re supporting tear gas
and pepper spray
There’s a battle on the river
And we’ve come here to deliver
We say no more bulldozing the worldIf you support poisoning water
And desecrating sacred land
If you like to foment climate chaos
Then bank here and leave big oil
in command
Financial backing
Of Bakken fracking
Desecrating burial sites
It’s not easy being green
When your profit comes from being mean
We’re here to read your greed its last rites
Yes we are here, like Paul Revere
To tell you what’s around the bend
Well I want to be in that number
When the planet and the people we defend
Oil companies, just tell me please
How did you get eminent domain
Over indigenous folks,
your excuses are bad jokes
You’ve got no couth
and you are inhumane
Yes you’ve got clout,
but count us out
You’ll trade your cuff links for handcuffs
You’ve really crossed the line
Your business needs a re-design
Now first nations have said enough!
You’ve really crossed the line
Your business needs a re-design
Now first nations have said enough!