Well it started down at Stonewall
It was June of ’69
The raid was set for 3am
Just about closing time
They arrested the bartenders
And the wait staff as well
They thought it would be easy
‘till the neighbors started to yell
Their crime was serving faggots
There’s no license for that
They thought they’d close it forever
But the protesters stood pat
The streets filled up with fairies
And queens in there finest threads
And the bottles started flying
Sailing over the cops heads
The uniforms ran for cover
They hid inside the bar
And called for reinforcements
Paddy wagons and squad cars
But the people they got organized
And proudly took a stand
And started the gay liberation front
And got the upper hand
Now a proud flag is waving
In parades every year
That symbolizes freedom
From prejudice and fear
So sing a song for Stonewall
Sing it loud and clear
Let no one forget the courage
Born in the village that year
