Rapid Response Choir

When the Order is Illegal, Disobey!

  1. When the order is illegal, disobey (Disobey!)
    When the order is illegal, disobey
    (Disobey!)
    When the order is illegal
    Don’t just be a pliant beagle
    When the order is illegal, disobey!
    (Disobey!)
  2. When the boss is unelected, disobey
    (Disobey!)
    When the boss is unelected, disobey
    (Disobey!)
    When the boss is unelected
    And says your job’s unprotected
    Tell him his cars are defective.
    Disobey!
    (Disobey!)
  3. If the Muskrat RIFs* your people, disobey
    (Disobey!)
    If the Muskrat RIFs your people, disobey
    (Disobey!)
    If retire you don’t wanna
    Tell him “Go back home to Tshwane”**
    If the Muskrat RIFs your people, disobey!
    (Disobey!)
  4. When the crook says “stop the payments” disobey.
    (Disobey!)
    When the crook says “stop the payments” disobey.
    (Disobey!)
    When the crook says “stop the payments”
    Think of all his lawsuit claimants
    When the crook says “stop the payments” disobey
    (Disobey!)
  5. When he says to whitewash hist’ry disobey
    (Disobey!)
    When he says to whitewash hist’ry disobey
    (Disobey!)
    It’s no wonder, it’s no myst’ry,
    Everyone’s a part of hist’ry
    If you love both Truth and Country disobey!
    (Disobey!)
  6. If the orders say to censor, disobey.
    (Disobey)
    If the orders say to censor, disobey (disobey)
    If you say you love your freedom
    Don’t ban books, instead just read ‘em
    Or you always could just leave ‘em. Disobey!
    (Disobey!)
  7. If your orders are to kidnap, disobey (Disobey)
    If your orders are to kidnap, disobey (Disobey)
    Speech and assembly give us freedom
    So protect ‘em—we all need ‘em
    Donny uses goons to cheat ‘em. Disobey!
    (Disobey!)
  8. If you believe his lies no longer, disobey
    (Disobey)
    If you believe his lies no longer disobey
    (Disobey)
    Don’t engage in insurrection
    Just cause he can’t get erections
    The Constitution needs protection. Disobey!
    (Disobey!)
  9. If they say you’re out of order, disobey. (Disobey!)
    If they say you’re out of order, disobey. (Disobey!)
    If they say you’re out of order,
    Then just what were you elected for?
    So make your voice like thunder. Disobey!
    (Disobey!)

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  1. When the order is illegal disobey
    (Disobey!)
    When the order is illegal disobey
    (Disobey!)
    He’s a tyrant, he’s a felon,
    We’re not buyin’ what he’s sellin’
    Tell him fuck right off to hell and
    Disobey!
    (DISOBEY!)

Credits: Parody lyrics by by Joseph Dalaker
Notes: Tune of *She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain* \* RIF = reduction in force. U.S. federal government term for mass layoff \*\*Tshwane is the Setswana name for Pretoria, South Africa, Elon Musk’s home town. White supremacists from there would likely hate hearing it referred to that way