An antiwar folk song from the early 1980s that urged people in the USA tooppose any military attack on Iran by the U.S. government and its allies in the Middle East.
chorus)
The martyrs killed by Savak
Killed by U.S. machines
The martyrs shot down in the streets
Gave their lives so Iran could be free.
The martyrs killed in war
Plotted by the C.I.A.
The blood of all the martyrs
Is on the hands of the U.S.A.
(verses)
The criminal U.S. banks still try to rule Iran
Their murderous C.I.A. draw up invasion plans
And that is why the people from Berkeley to Boston
Must tell the U.S. government: "Hands off Iran!" (chorus)
Exxon and Texaco want the Persian Gulf oil
And they don't care how many young people they must kill
And that is why the students from Berkeley to Boston
Must tell the U.S. government: "Hands off Iran!" (chorus)
CNN it lies each day and every night
It tries to poison minds so Big Business can dominate
And that is why the workers from Berkeley to Boston
Must tell the U.S. government: "Hands off Iran!" (chorus)
Murders sit in the Pentagon, butchers sit in the White House
Exploiters sit in the skyscrapers, but Revolution cannot be stopped!
And that is why the people, from Berkeley to Boston
Must tell the U.S. government: Hands off Iran!