Rapid Response Choir

All You Fascists Bound to Lose

Performance hints: G

[Verse 1]
I'm gonna tell you fascists, and you may be surprised:
People in this world are getting organized.
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

[Chorus]
All you fascists bound to lose!
All you fascists bound to lose!
All you fascists bound to lose!
You're bound to lose! You fascists, bound to lose!

[Verse 2]
There's people of every nation, marching side by side.
Marching 'cross these fields where a million fascists died.
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

[Verse 3]
Race hatred cannot stop us. This one thing I know.
Your poll tax and your Jim Crow greed have got to go
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

[Verse T]
Trans hatred cannot stop us. We'll go to our drag shows.
Your sports bans and your bathroom laws have to to go.
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

[Verse DC 1]
The district is our home, self-rule is the way.
Our fundamental rights you cannot strip away.
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

[Verse DC 2]
We're half-a-million strong, people of every kind.
If you eff around, then you will come to find:
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

[Verse 4]
I'm going into battle. I won't take no gun.
We'll end this world of hatred before this battle's won.
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

[Verse ICE]
Your bigotry won't stop us
This one thing we know
Immigrants belong here.
And ICE has got to go!
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

Don't matter where you come from
Or the color of your skin
We're standing arm in arm
We won't let those fascists win
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

[Verse Freedom]
Won't you join and fight for freedom?
Won't you defend our rights?
We're gonna beat these fascists.
A better world's in sight.
You're bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose.

[Chorus x 2]

Credits: Woody Guthrie, additional lyrics: Peter Burkholder, 2025
Notes: Woody Guthrie wrote and first recorded the protest song in 1944, during World War II. Guthrie is known for his anti-fascist stance, and his guitar famously bore the words "This Machine Kills Fascists". The song has been covered and reinterpreted by many artists since, and is a well-known anti-fascist anthem. Song leaders: Pick which verses to sing (suggestion: no more than 4 verses), sing the chorus after every other verse, and end with two rounds of the chorus.