Described by Amy Goodman as the "musical version of Democracy Now!," Rovics is an internationally celebrated political folks musician. David has traveled the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser, and regularly tours on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies. He has shared the stage with a veritable of who's who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch elsewhere, and the 200+ songs he makes available for free on the web have been downloaded more than a million times. Most importantly, he's really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, he will make the revolution irresistible.Palestine Online Store (http://www.palestineonlinestore.com) is the web's leading website marketing products from or about Palestine.This was filmed at MonkeyWrench Books (http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org).This is a zgraphix production. Produced by Jeff Zavala. http://zgraphix.orgLyrics to Pirates of Somalia:Let me tell you the story of a hundred shipsTraversing the great big seaMoving the riches of the world in large ships ownedBy the captains of industryThey were heading to places like AmsterdamLondon and LABut they had to change their plans a bitWhen they were held up on the wayHere's to the pirates of SomaliaSailing the ocean blueHere's to the pirates of SomaliaI'll raise the Jolly Roger to youHarardhere is a town of fishermenLiving lives of hardship and toilBut today they had a really good catchTwo million barrels of oilThey travel with the Pirate's HandbookDoing what's just and fairTaxing the robber baronsAnd taking their rightful shareThere are those who don't like piratesBut I think they're just greatI only wish that I could shake their handsAnd say "good job, mate!"I only wish I could join them on the seasBring those tankers to bayTax those corporationsAnd give the loot away
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