Don’t tell me what I’ve got to think or say 

That’s none of your damn business, anyway 

Don’t tell me now I need security 

There’s only one thing you can do for me 

Give me liberty! Give me liberty! 

Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty! 

 

I’m not afraid of foreign enemies 

They cannot take away my liberties 

I’m not afraid of things that they might do 

From what I see, I’m more afraid of YOU 

Give me liberty! Give me liberty! 

Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty! 

 

You hide behind the flag, but here’s a fact 

I see right through your phony “Patriot Act” 

I think it’s time you finally figured out 

What my America is all about: 

Liberty! Give me liberty! 

Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty! 

 

Don’t tell me how it’s all for my own good 

I’d tell you where to shave that if I could 

I’ll say this just one time so get it right 

I won’t give freedom up without a fight 

Give me liberty! Give me liberty! 

Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty! 

 

It’s in the hoof beat of a horse runnin’ wild 

It’s in the heartbeat of a new-born child 

It puts the hope in every dream we dream 

And when we’ve got it we’ve got everything

Liberty! Give me Liberty!

Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty! 

 

Don’t tell me what I’ve got to think or say 

That’s none of your damn business, anyway 

Don’t tell me now I need security 

There’s only one thing you can do for me 

Give me liberty! Give me liberty! 

Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty! 

Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty! 

Give me Liberty! Give me Liberty! 

 

The promise of this land 

We hold it in our hands 

It’s time we made a stand 

Stand up for Liberty! 

 

It’s been our dream so long 

The one thing that makes us strong 

You know, we can’t go wrong 

As long as we have liberty 

 

It’s like a beacon bright 

That shines through the darkest night 

We’ll make it home all right 

If we follow the light of Liberty 

 

You can keep your “security” 

Try to show some integrity 

Just give me Liberty 

And I’ll do all the rest myself.

 

 

With: Molly MacMillan, piano; Doug Brown, bass; Bill King, Drums; Mike Stark, organ; Mark Weinan, sax; Choir: Karen Lounsky,Dorothy Bibbie, Mabel Evans-Welch. Written and arranged by Spartacus Jones. Recorded and mixed by Will Russell at Electric Wilburland, Newfield, New York.