Anti-ICE Protest: "Knock on the Door" by Phil Ochs, updated by Ben Grosscup

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This performance took place in Northampton, MA on Sunday, January 11, 2026

In many a time, in many a land
With many a gun in many a hand
They came by the night, they came by the day
Came with their guns to take us away
With a knock on the door, knock on the door
Here they come to take one more, one more

Back in the days of the Roman Empire
They died by the cross and they died by the fire
In the stone colosseum, the crowd gave a roar
And it all began with that knock on the door
Just a knock on the door, knock on the door.
Here they come to take one more, one more

The years went by and we reached modern times
The Nazis came with their Nazi war crimes
In the din of silence where freedom had drowned
Eleven million people heard the same sound
Of a knock on the door, knock on the door
Here they come to take one more, one more

Now there's many new words and many new names
Uniforms have changed but the knock is the same
The agents of ICE broadcast their raids
They’re trying to make the people afraid
Of a knock on the door, knock on the door
Here they come to take one more, one more

Resist the goons of the strange orange clown
From South Minneapolis to here in our town
Open your eyes. See what they do
When they knock for your neighbor they're knocking for you.
With their knock on the door, knock on the door
Here they come to take one more
With a knock on the door, knock on the door
Here they come to take one more, one more