Born Intact

Every day a perfect baby is born;
his parents’ little bundle of joy.
By night fall butchers line up to cut him,
and make him less of a boy.
Strapped to a circumstraint, peeling his tender glans,
crushing his frenulum, and sending him home with a scar.
That baby’s cries could rip the heart from your chest,
but it’s not a done deal. We got to do our best.
Got to save what he’d never get back,
‘cuz he’s all of us; a baby born intact.

Welcome, gentlemen. Thanks for having me in.
I need to tell you a troubling story.
You were just hours old when they strapped you down
and sliced away half your glory.
Together, folks, we’ll get some of it back.
It’s gonna take some work, but you really can restore some slack.
Will you share your success with the world?
‘Cuz babies could be spared if more men knew their burden,
and how empty being circumcised feels.
They need to know slack is wild and
they need to hear you share your zeal.

In bamboo huts and in hospitals
babies scream for protection from harm.
Girls who’ve never seen that real skin still swear
intact boys are cause for alarm.
They still sell stolen skins by the piece or the pound
so the butchers are still getting rich.
We got to shout it out and march in the streets
until mutilation no longer exists.

The information superhighway is
getting flooded with the truth.
We’re getting out the word every day and night
to save tomorrow’s youth.
Together, people, we can conquer the madness.
We’ll be dancing with joy when they ban this evil scourge.
One day we’ll all have left this earth
a better place than we found it by answering the urge
to care for all human kind.
It’s up to all of us; ‘cuz babies are all born just fine.
It’s up to all of us; babies are all born intact.
It’s up to all of us; ‘cuz babies are all born just fine.

Can you feel it?
Can we dream it into being?
Close your eyes.

All of us, forever, remain intact. All of us.
All of us, together, are fighting back. All of us.
They’ll be dancing in Chicago when all of us, forever, …
Because you cared, how’s it gonna be when all of us, together, …

Will you sing with me? All of us, forever, …
Where’s all my choir people? All of us, together, …
Can you find the harmony? All of us, forever, …
You might say I’m a dreamer. All of us, together, …

Na na na nah, hey Jude. All of us, forever, …
What the hell am I doing here? All of us, together, …
How can I try to explain? All of us, forever, …
Doctors! Leave those kids alone! All of us, together, …

It’s the real thing. All of us, forever, …
What was I made for? All of us, together, …
Tikkun Olam! All of us, forever, …
Not T M I, I shared it ‘cuz we’re friends. All of us, together, …

Away. Away. Away. Away. All of us, forever, …
My baby you will be. All of us, together, …
You need some T L C. All of us, forever, …
You’re on MY team now. All of us, together, …

But we’ve gotta go soon. All of us, forever, …
This is it, here we go, last time;
All of us, together, are fighting back. All of us.