CCFF
Let Me Tell You The Story Of A Line That Was Held,
G7G7CC
And Many Brave Men And Women Whose Courage We Know Well,
AmAmEmG
How We Held The Line At Peekskill On That Long September Day!
CAmF - GC
We Will Hold The Line Forever Till The People Have Their Way.
[Chorus]
CFFCCC
Hold The Line!; Hold The Line! As We Held The Line At Peekskill
FG7FFC
We Will Hold It Everywhere. Hold The Line! Hold The Line!
CAmFG7C
We Will Hold The Line Forever Till There's Freedom Ev'rywhere.
[Verse]
CCFF
There Was Music, There Was Singing, People Listened Everywhere;
G7G7CC
The People They Were Smiling, So Happy To Be There
AmAmEmG
While On The Road Behind Us, The Fascist S Waited There,
CAmF-GC
Their Curses Could Not Drown Out The Music In The Air.
[Chorus]
CFFCCC
Hold The Line!; Hold The Line! As We Held The Line At Peekskill
FG7FFC
We Will Hold It Everywhere. Hold The Line! Hold The Line!
CAmFG7C
We Will Hold The Line Forever Till There's Freedom Ev'rywhere.
CCFF
The Grounds Were All Surrounded By A Band Of Gallant Men,
G7G7CC
Shoulder To Shoulder, No Fascist Could Get In,
AmAmEmG
The Music Of The People Was Heard For Miles Around,
CAmF - GC
Well Guarded By The Workers, Their Courage Made Us Proud.
[Chorus]
CFFCCC
Hold The Line!; Hold The Line! As We Held The Line At Peekskill
FG7FFC
We Will Hold It Everywhere. Hold The Line! Hold The Line!
CAmFG7C
We Will Hold The Line Forever Till There's Freedom Ev'rywhere.
CCFF
When The Music Was All Over, We Started To Go Home,
G7G7CC
We Did Not Know The Trouble And The Pain That Was To Come,
AmAmEmG
We Got Into Our Buses And Drove Out Through The Gate,
CAmF - GC
And Saw The Gangster Police, Their Faces Filled With Hate.
[Chorus]
CFFCCC
Hold The Line!; Hold The Line! As We Held The Line At Peekskill
FG7FFC
We Will Hold It Everywhere. Hold The Line! Hold The Line!
CAmFG7C
We Will Hold The Line Forever Till There's Freedom Ev'rywhere.
CCFF
Then Without Any Warning The Rocks Began To Come,
G7G7CC
The Cops And Troopers Laughed To See The Damage That Was Done,
AmAmEmG
They Ran Us Through A Gauntlet, To Their Everlasting Shame,
CAmF-GC
And The Cowards There Attacked Us, Damnation To Their Name.
[Chorus]
CFFCCC
Hold The Line!; Hold The Line! As We Held The Line At Peekskill
FG7FFC
We Will Hold It Everywhere. Hold The Line! Hold The Line!
CAmFG7C
We Will Hold The Line Forever Till There's Freedom Ev'rywhere.
CCFF
All Across The Nation The People Heard The Tale
G7G7CC
And Marveled At The Concert, And Knew We Had Not Failed
AmAmEmG
We Shed Our Blood At Peekskill, And Suffered Many A Pain,
CAmF - GC
But We Beat Back The Fascists And We'll Beat Them Back Again!
[Chorus]
CFFCCC
Hold The Line!; Hold The Line! As We Held The Line At Peekskill
FG7FFC
We Will Hold It Everywhere. Hold The Line! Hold The Line!
CAmFG7C
We Will Hold The Line Forever Till There's Freedom Ev'rywhere.