Thread by @DevinDignam

#BCpoli and #cndpoli: Are you ready for this?

I'd like to introduce my most controversial song to date, which is saying something. This one is a parody of The Village People's YMCA – name at the end of the song to preserve some of the surprise 😁

White men, roving all around town
I see, white men, picking on all the Browns
I see, white men, legitimized by the crown
There's no need for us to have them
White men, leave the Natives alone
I see, white men, sucking up to the throne
We don’t need them doing this on our dime

And it is more than about time

It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.
It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.
They do everything
In the white people memo
Used to maintain the status quo
It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.
It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.

We can get more shit done
With fewer boots on the streets
And it will help the federal spreadsheets
White men, pull your head from your rear
I said, white men, you have nothing to fear
I said, white men, find another career
Canada will fare much better

No one, left to stalk the homeless
I said, no one, assaulting those in distress
So just do it, end the R.C.M.P.
All of the experts will agree

It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.
It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.
They will do anything to support genocide
Canada’s law is on their side

It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.
It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.
It’s like a cash machine
It’s a really good deal
And we get to make the Cons squeal
White men, live in another’s shoes
I said, learn to pick up on social cues

People don't want to be held up by guns
They don’t like losing their loved ones
That's why every First Nations Band
Has said, fuck off, when you plunder their land
There's no place here for the R.C.M.P.
When it’s gone we will say whoopee!

It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.
It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.
They do everything
In the white people memo
Used to maintain the status quo
R.C.M.P.
It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.
White men, white men, roving all around town
White men, white men, picking on all the Browns

[Instrumental]

R.C.M.P.
It's time to defund the R.C.M.P.
White men, white men
Pull your head from your rear
White men, white men
You have nothing to fear
R.C.M.P.
We can get rid of the
R.C.M.P.
No one, no one
Left to stalk the homeless
No one, no one
Assaulting those in distress

R.C.M.P.
Let’s get rid of the
R.C.M.P.
White men, white men, live in another’s shoes
White men, white men, pick up on social cues
R.C.M.P.

The name of this song is, of course "RCMP" 😇

Blackjack – song #21 for me.

Any musicians near #yyj interested in getting it recorded? 🤨