[Verse 1]
On the fourth of October, nineteen thirty-six
I was only a lad of sixteen
But I stood beside men who were threescore and ten
And every age in between
We were dockers and teachers, busmen, engineers
And those with no jobs to do
We were women and children equal in union
Atheists, Christians, and Jews
And we had so much to lose

[Verse 2]
For with Hitler in Germany, Franco in Spain
We knew what fascism meant
So when Mosley came trouncing, denouncing the Jews
To the East End of London we went
For I’d met refugees who had fled o'er the seas
Germans, Italians, and Jews
And I knew their despair for what they’d seen there
And I couldn’t let them be abused
We had so much to lose

[Verse 3]
Now three thousand fascists, their uniforms black
Had set out to march on that day
And six thousand policemen intended to greet them
By making clear the way
But we were there ready, our nerves they were steady
One hundred thousand en masse
And we planted our feet along Cable Street
And we sang, "they shall not pass!"
We sang, "they shall not pass!"
[Verse 4]
Then all us young lads, we were sent to the side streets
To stop the police breaking through
And with swift hands we made strong barricades
Out of anything we could use
And they came to charge us, but they couldn’t barge us
With fists, batons, and hooves
With as good as we got, we withstood the lot
For we would not be moved
We would not be moved

[Verse 5]
And yes, there was violence, and yes, there was blood
And I saw things a lad shouldn’t see
But I’ll not regret the day I stood
And London stood with me
And when the news spread the day had been won
And Mosley was limping away
There were shouts, there were cheers
There were songs, there were tears
And I hear them all to this day
And we all swore then we’d stand up again
For as long as our legs could
And that when we were gone, our daughters and sons
Would stand where we stood
[Outro]
Was the first time I’d heard two tiny words
Said by every woman and man
Now I say them still, and I always will:
No pasarán!