Saddam is dead

Saddam is dead, and gone to his grave
(Incline head to right, rest headon hands pressed together on right cheek)

Hm, ha,
(Hands down, head erect,nod head forward on 'hm', backward on 'ha')

And gone to his grave
(Incline head to right, rest head on hands pressed together on right cheek)

They tossed a hangman’s noose over his head
(Clasp hands over head)

Hm, ha,
(Hands down, head erect,nod head forward on 'hm', backward on 'ha')

Over his head.
(Clasp hands over head)

The hangman was ready and eager to kill
(Unclasp hands and droop over head)

Hm, ha
(Hands down, head erect,nod head forward on 'hm', backward on 'ha')

Ready to kill
(Unclasp hands and droop over head)

The world couldn’t wait to take another life
(Use hand as knife across throat)

Hm, ha
(Hands down, head erect,nod head forward on 'hm', backward on 'ha')

Take another life
(Use hand as knife across throat)

Then came the outcry against a punishment so crude
(Imitate a gesture of shock and disgust)

Hm, ha
(Hands down, head erect,nod head forward on 'hm', backward on 'ha')

A punishment so crude
(Imitate a gesture of shock and disgust)

Saddam is dead and now he rests
(Incline head to left, rest headon hands pressed together on left cheek)

Hm, ha
(Hands down, head erect,nod head forward on 'hm', backward on 'ha')

And now he rests
(Incline head to left, rest head on hands pressed together on left cheek)

And this made the world go hip! hip! hurray!
(Make fist and jerk in the air)

Hm, ha
(Hands down, head erect,nod head forward on 'hm', backward on 'ha')

Hip hip hurray!
(Make fist and jerk in the air)

No man or society should have to right to take a life.

The philosophy An eye for an eye is a failure of the human society.

The Death Penalty

The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It violates the right to life. It is irrevocable and can be inflicted on the innocent. It has never been shown to deter crime more effectively than other punishments.Amnesty International works for an end to executions and the abolition of the death penalty everywhere. Progress has been dramatic. In 1977 only 16 countries had abolished the death penalty for all crimes. Today the figure stands at 88.

From the Amnesty International homepage

Men convicted of abducting, raping

and robbing women are hanged,

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