Jingle Bells, Garcetti tells
a hundred lies a day.
It’s no fun to be unhoused
when Garcetti’s cops hold sway
(repeat)
Cops with tasers sting, Shooting people down,
No fun it is to have to live unhoused in L.A. town.
(repeat Jingle Bells verse)
Said the night wind to the little boy,
Do you see what I see (repeat)
Coming down the street, little boy?
A cop, a cop, pulling out his gun,
If you’re Black or Brown, you better run (2x)
Said Community Watch to the unhoused mom,
Do you hear what I hear (repeat)
Lying through their teeth, unhoused mom?
Garcetti’s flacks, spreading his PR,
polishing his presidential star. (2x)
Said the Mayor to the people everywhere,
Listen to what I say (2x)
Heed my words, people everywhere!
Do you believe the evidence of your eyes,
Or will you accept my housing lies? (2x)
Said the people of LA to the mayor,
Do you know what I know (repeat)
Based on reality, Mr. Mayor?
Your cops can’t stop the righteous folk,
Your housing lies are a bitter joke (2x).
(To the tune of Come all Ye Faithful)
Oh, come all you unhoused,
hard-up, desperate, starving
Oh come ye, oh run ye,
To City Hall!
The city has billions,
But it never builds you housing,
The Mayor will feed you lies,
Garcetti feeds you lies,
Unless, unless
You organize!
(To the tune of Frosty the Snowman)
Eric the Mayor is a greedy grasping guy,
With a smarmy smile and a hollow heart,
And a rep built on a lie.
Eric the Mayor is a fairy tale, they say,
He is made of ice,
but pretends he’s nice,
So he can be Pres one day.
He likes to think there’s magic in that
Sappy smile he found.
For when he slaps it on his face,
He begins to dance around.
O, Eric the Mayor
Is as jive as he can be,
And the landlords say he can laugh
And play the game down to a T.
Thumpety thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Look at Eric go.
Thumpety thump thump,
Dumpety dump dump,
It’s time to tell him NO!
Eric the Mayor knew
His greed was on display,
So he said, “I’ll run and
have some fun
now before I fly away.”
Down into Skid Row,
With a nightstick in his hand,
Running here and there all
Around the square saying,
I’ll bust you if I can.
He chased folks ‘round the streets of town
Right to a nasty cop.
And he didn’t pause a moment when
He heard them holler “Stop!”
For Eric the Mayor
Had to hurry on his way,
But he waved goodbye saying,
“Don’t you cry,
I’m back from DC some day.”
Thumpety thump thump,
Thumpety thump thump,
Look at Eric go.
Thumpety thump thump,
Dumpety dump dump,
It’s time to tell him NO!
Garcetti Carols SOURCE: ara-la]]>
