Feminist Activist Forum - Protest Songs

This part of the Resources section will document songs of women's resistance, celebration and victories. Please send us your lyrics and audio files to help this page grow...

From: The Danish Peace Academy who have documented Greenham Peace Camp and its songs

There's a hole in your fence

There's a hole in your fence
dear Major, dear Major
There's a hole in your fence
dear Major, a hole.

Then fix it dear Private, dear Private, dear Private.
Then fix it dear Private, that hole in the fence.

But the women are cutting it dear Major, dear Major.
But the women are cutting it, they are cutting the fence.

Then arrest them dear Private, dear Private, dear Private.
Then arrest them dear Private, for breaking defence.

But that doesn't stop them dear Major, dear Major.
The women keep cutting, keep cutting that fence.

Then shoot them dear Private, dear Private, dear Private.
Then shoots them dear Private, for breaking the peace.

But the women are singing, dear Major, dear Major.
But the women are singing, dear Major, these women for peace.

From: Southall Black Sisters

This song was written and performed by Parminder Chada for SBS's 21st anniversary celebrations and sung to the tune of Kali Kali Aankeh.

Kali Kali Behene

Yeh kali kali behene
Yeh stroppy stroppy chaal
Yeh picket/shicket laga keh
Kar dheythi bura haal
Vo Home Office walon ki
Oorda dheythi hai baal
Yeh kali kali behene
Yeh stroppy stroppy chaal

Yeh kali kali behene
Yeh shaitaano ki missal!
Bechaare pandit mullon
Per phenk dheythi hai jal
Tho fundamentalism ki
Rahegi kuchi daal
Yeh kali kali behene
Yeh stroppy stroppy chaal

Yeh kali kali behene
Jin ki hogi 21ks saal
Badhai ho tum ko
Burdhao yeh kamala
Aur tumarhe chaane waale
Hazaaron hain naal
Yeh kali kali behene
Yeh pyari pyari chaal
Aaj thumhe salaam karthe hain
Poora Southall!