Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
listen to the fife and snare,
marching through the square
Stencil flags of insurrection,
dancin' through the air
Read the rants of a Thomas Paine
of modern day
I have felt a spirit,
that has not yet gone away
Boycott me and boycott this
and mute your children's mouths
When they sing along
to this very song
Spread word all around
Hey, FOP, boycott me
for I am standing up
I'd rather taste a rebel's glory
than drink blood from your cup'
I'd rather taste a rebel's glory
than drink blood from your cup
Breakdown
Read the rants of those in jail
and those who rode the rails
Then lay down on the roads we paved
eat the crumbs we used for trails
And discredit all the rogues,
liberty's cracked within the bells
The demon's in your heavens
and the angels in your hells
Boycott me and boycott this
and mute your children's mouths
When they sing along
to this very song
Spread word all around
Hey, FOP, boycott me
for I am standing up
I'd rather taste a rebel's glory
than drink blood from your cup'
I'd rather taste a rebel's glory
than drink blood from your cup
The scorned few of today
are the heroes of tomorrow
They'll be a holiday,
times of regret and sorrow
and when they're pressed on stamps
we'll hope they're not forgotten
So let's go down in history,
blacklisted and boycotten
Boycott me and boycott this
and mute your children's mouths
When they sing along
to this very song
Spread word all around
Hey, FOP, boycott me
for I am standing up
I'd rather taste a rebel's glory
than drink blood from your cup'
I'd rather taste a rebel's glory
than drink blood from your cup
Outro