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We Died For That Right


We died for that right
To cast in our vote
To decide how to live
From a ballot like note


We died for that right
For a free spoken voice
And to elect as our leader
Who is best for our choice


We died for that right
So decisions are made
And our rights as a people
Won't wither or fade


We died for that right
To choose where we learn
And where we can live
From the profits we earn


We died for that right
To share in this land
And not live as slaves
Or policed by the man


Though we died for that right
We're still at a loss
Because our people don't vote
And we pay for that cost

Written by David Farrar

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