I am the eternal freedom fighter.
I battle on the barricade of liberty.
No gender nor race nor age have I -
I have no nationality.

I was here before they built the pyramids.
I appeared when tyranny began.
I've marched with the greatest leaders ever known;
I fought alongside champions of man.

I was there with Washington
With his troops at Valley Forge;
A newly founded nation won
Its freedom from King George.

I marched in the Civil War
To put an end to slavery
Rode a freedom bus
In the next century.

I exist in every generation.
I outlive the Fascist that I fight.
Thousands of comrades flock to me -
Brave people doing what is right.

I have written words of revolution.
I have written many protest songs.
I prefer the peaceful way but if I must,
I will use a gun to right the wrongs.

I've seen many comrades fall
When they've answered freedom's call.
I have seen a thousand deaths
And yet I still stand tall.

Tyrants, bigots, evil men -
Hark, for I shall rise again.
I will fight eternally
In the name of liberty.

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