`Hands Off Iran' lyrics

(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 workers from Berkeley to Boston
Must tell the U.S. government: "Hands off Iran!" (chorus)

ABC it lies each day and every night
It tries to poison minds so Big Business can dominate
And that is why the students from Berkeley to Boston
Must tell the U.S. government: "Hands off Iran!" (chorus)

The "Hands Off Iran!" anti-war protest folk song was written in 1980. For more protest folk songs from the 1970s and 1980s, you can check out the following music site link:

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