War Toys, War Toys
(tune: School Days)

War toys, war toys
 Good old-fashioned war toys
Tanks and bazookas and cannons that roar
Fighter jets, guns and a whole lot more

These are the toys the stores now sell
Toys that the kids all love so well
Do we want to teach them how to fight
Pretending it's fun and all right.

War toys, war toys
Good old fashioned war toys
Tanks and bazookas and cannons that roar
Fighter jets, guns and a whole lot more

Children will learn as they play with toys
Does our world need volent girls and boys
Countries may say that war is fine
But let us teach kids to be kind.

Patricia Lay-Dorsey (inspired by Victoria Grannies song)
 

Santa Doesn't like War Toys
(tune: Santa Claus is Coming to Town)

Oh, you better watch out
You better not buy
Toys for the kids
That are violent, Oh fie!
Santa Claus is coming to town.

Santa says no to submachine guns
Legos and games are much more fun
Santa Claus is coming to town

The reindeer all cooperate
As they fly on their way
We can teach our kids the same
In the ways they learn to play

Oh, you better watch out
You'd better not buy
Toys for the kids
That are violent, oh fie!
Santa Claus is coming to town.

Victoria, BC Raging Grannies
 

GI Joe
(Tune: "Jingle Bells")

CHORUS:  GI Joe, don't you know
                   War is not the way?
                   War toys only teach our kids
                    The violent way to play. Hey!

                   GI Joe, don't you know
                   War is not the way?
                   Let's teach our kids to live in peace
                   With good old-fashioned play.

Little kids will learn
By what their parents do,
So when you buy their toys
It's really up to you....

 If you buy them guns
  You teach them how to kill,
  But vi-o-lence is not a game
  Free choice is still free will

  -CHORUS-

You can buy them books,
 And dolls and cars that run.
There's lots of things that you can get
But they don't need a gun!

You can give them hugs
And teach them how to play
So they'll grow up safe and sound
And not get blown away! Oh!

-CHORUS-

Vicki of Rochester, NY Raging Grannies
 

Deck the Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Do away with war-time folly
Fa la la la la, la la la la

Give your kids new toys not weapons
Fa la la, la la, la la
Teach them how to play not shoot guns
Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Grannies in our bright apparel
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Sing about the war toys'  peril
 Fa la la la la, la la la la

Your attention we're addressing
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Peace on Earth you might be guessing
Fa la la la la, la la la la

Ottawa Raging Grannies (adapted by Patricia Lay-Dorsey)