THE WTO SONG video

Blow-by-blow account of the WTO demonstrations in Seattle in 1999. Funny. Oh, the WTO, up to Seattle they did go. They were somewhat naive and did not know There were people in Seattle That were girded up for battle. They were out to get the WTO. Well, the unions were in motion by the blue Pacific ocean. They were marching now on Pike, or was it Pine? They were out there having fun in the bright Seattle sun. They were thirty thousand strong and feeling fine. WTO, how we hate to see you go. Hey, thanks a lot, it's really been a gas. Let us show you to the door, And, by the way, there's one thing more. WTO, kiss my ass! Now, his honor Mayor Schell Thought he'd died and gone to hell, And he lost his Christmas spirit then and there. And the King County Sheriff Didn't care about no tariff. And the turtles, they were flying Through the air. Bill Clinton as a guest in That hotel they call the Westin. He was wishing he was elsewhere more and more. 'Cause the teargas was a'poppin' And he couldn't do his shoppin' And the National Guard was standing 'Round the door. (chorus) Mrs. Albright fussed and fumed. She was locked inside her room. And Charlene Barchefsky muttered in the hall 'Cause the third-world delegations From the disaffected nations Didn't go for their agenda, not at all. Now, folks on Puget Sound Don't like getting kicked around. And they fought back late at night Up on the Hill. And it wasn't long at all 'Till you could hear the mighty fall, And the WTO had had its fill. (chorus) Now, if you come to this city, You will find it's very pretty. And you'll find the air so salty and so sweet. And people still remember Those fine days in late November When democracy got spelled out in the street. (chorus)

Running time: 03:50

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