Ben Grosscup Performance at "No Kings" in Greenfield MA on Oct. 18, 2025

Two Songs in this performance:

1. "Knock on the Door" by Phil Ochs

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 coliseum, 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 all 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 the dorms at Columbia to here in our town
And open your eyes and 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 their knock on the door, knock on the door
Here they come to take one more, one more

2. "Palestine" by Jim Page

Let me tell you a story, I’ll be quick as I can
The terrible news from the Holy Land
Pictures of children, etched in my brain
Covered in rubble and wails of pain

Jews and Arabs lived one and the same
For a thousand years ‘til the Zionists came
They came like a river, came like a flood
“Al Nakba” was written on the wall in blood

In Palestine, In Palestine

There’s talk about the settlers from far away
Talk about the money from the USA
The blast of bombs, the thousands dead
Killer drone hovering overhead

What do you do, when they destroy your home?
And say your land is not your own
Do you dare to resist?
Do you stand up with a gun in your fist?

In Palestine, In Palestine

They talk about peace, like it’s a moral obligation
But there can’t be peace under occupation
They talk about talks, talks, talks, to the beat of the drum
Seventy years now, no justice done

Let’s talk about who we endorse
Smug politicians who ride an iron horse
No wonder why it seems to be
Such an undemocratic version of democracy

In Palestine, In Palestine

Let me tell you a story, I’ll be quick as I can
This terrible news from the Holy Land

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