Alternate Title: 
All You Fascists Bound to Lose
First Line: 
I’m gonna tell you fascists: you may be surprised

Artist & Tune

Composed by: 
Woody Guthrie

Reference

Genre: 
composed folk US

About the Song

Woody Guthrie recorded this song with Sonny Terry during one of his radio broadcasts in 1944. 

You can read about how this song fits into Guthrie's politics in this 2019 article, "They have their music and we have ours: The Political Woody Guthrie"

An updated rock version of the music was written by Billy Bragg in 1997 & recorded with Wilco. http://www.protestsonglyrics.net/Political_Songs/All-You-Fascists.phtml

I’m gonna tell you fascists: you may be surprised
The people in this world are getting organized
You’re bound to lose, you fascists bound to lose

D - - - / G - - D / A - D -

Race hatred cannot stop us: this one thing we know
Your poll tax & Jim Crow & greed has got to go
You’re bound to lose, you fascists bound to lose

All of you fascists bound to lose
I said, all of you fascists bound to lose
Yes sir, all of you fascists bound to lose
You’re bound to lose, you fascists, bound to lose!

G - D - (3x) A - D -

People of every color, marching side to side
Marching ‘cross these fields where a million fascists dies
You’re bound to lose, you fascists bound to lose

I’m going into this battle & take my union gun
We’ll end this world of slavery before this battle’s won...
You’re bound to lose, you fascists bound to lose.

Words & Music by Woody Guthrie, adapted by Billy Bragg

© Copyright Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. & BMG Songs (BMI). All rights reserved.

 

Alt Lyrics

There’s a fascist in the White House 
Caught us by surprise 
But people all around the world 
Are getting organized!
 You're bound to lose, you fascists , bound to lose 

People of every color 
Working side by side 
In every town & city, 
Breaking down the lies 
 They're smashing fascists, you fascists bound to lose 

All you fascists bound to lose (3x)
You're bound to lose, you fascists , bound to lose 

Race hatred cannot stop us 
This one thing we know 
Ugliness, impunity  
And greed have got to go / You’re bound to lose...

We're fighting you at every step 
Won't stop until we throw 
You In the place where you belong 
With your friends in tow... 

People come from everywhere 
Buses, trains & bikes 
Gonna show them fascists 
We won't compromise! 
 In Washington, we'll shut you fascists down 

Standing with our neighbors,
The union at our side 
In the streets we’re coming
Million people wide 
 Tear down that Wall, you fascists bound to fall!

Our fight is never ending 
But just you wait & see 
Revolutionary hearts 
And solidarity 
 We'll bring you down, you fascists bound to lose

-lyrics by The Missin' Cousins