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Palestine

from Falasteen Habibti by David Rovics

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    Falasteen, Habibti ("Palestine, My Love") is a collection of songs related to the Palestinian struggle that I wrote between 2000-2014. The songs from different CDs were expertly remastered for this CD by Billy Oskay at Big Red Studio in Corbett, Oregon.

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Palestine

My daddy was an Arab from Beersheva, a situation so unkind
My momma was a refugee from Ramallah, had to leave her land behind
I grew up in this refugee camp in this unwelcome land
In this little parcel of Lebanon we were dealt a losing hand

Then one day the soldiers came, a tired old refrain
I'll try to tell you what happened next but there's no way to explain
The soldiers raped my mother, then they killed her dead
Along with the rest of the Shatila Camp while I hid beneath my bed

Now I'm a-wanderin', no place to call my home
Palestine – all around the world I roam

My aunt came over from Jordan, brought me there to live
And together we've moved to half the world, oh for peace what I would give
In Beirut, Greece and New York town I've watched the world churn
But my home is Palestine Someday I will return

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Now here I am in Washington, heart of the empire
That sends the 'copters and bulldozers that turned Ramallah into a funeral pyre
Well you've heard my story and time will not allow
Soon my visa will expire – what will you do now

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from Falasteen Habibti, released July 30, 2014

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