When Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opens July 15th, Oompa Loompas everywhere will be standing in solidarity with child cocoa workers on the farms that supply Nestle - one of the largest importers of cocoa from the Ivory Coast and real life manufacturer of the Wonka Whipple Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight.
Help the Oompa Loompas find their voice! Write new verses for this terrific chant submitted by Jory Hearst of the International Labor Rights Fund.
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEEDOO
I'VE GOT A TERRIBLE STORY FOR YOU
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DEE
IF YOU LOVE CHOCOLATE, LISTEN TO ME
WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN NESTLE ONLY CARES
ABOUT THEIR PROFIT MARGINS AND SHARES
CHILDREN SLAVE ON THEIR FARMS ALL DAY
WITH OUT RECEIVING A DROP OF PAY
IF IT WERE YOU THEN WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DAH
IF THEY SOLD FAIR TRADE NESTLE'D GO FAR
CHILDREN COULD LIVE IN HAPPINESS TOO
LIKE THE OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DO!
The following words were sung by the Oompa Loompas to our greedy friend Augustus Gloop in the 1971 version of the film. May they inspire you to new heights of mythical worker solidarity:
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DOO
I'VE GOT A PERFECT PUZZLE FOR YOU
OOMPA LOOMPA, DOOMPADAH DEE
IF YOU ARE WISE YOU'LL LISTEN ME
WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU GUZZLE DOWN SWEETS
EATING AS MUCH AS AN ELEPHANT EATS
WHAT ARE YOU AT GETTING TERRIBLY FAT
WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL COME OF THAT
I DON'T LIKE THE LOOK OF IT
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DAH
IF YOU'RE NOT GREEDY YOU WILL GO FAR
YOU WILL LIVE IN HAPPINESS TOO
LIKE THE OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DO
DOOMPADEE DOO
Chants from the Oompa Loompas to Nestle
Write Your Own and Send them in!
Nestle uses child slaves
To create all of our chocolate faves
Now it's time for chocolate to be made
Using only delicious Fair Trade
Hey hey, ho ho
Child slaves in chocolate has got to go!
Hey hey, ho ho
Fair Trade chocolate is the candy to show!
If Nestle can produce a golden ticket
Then their problem with child slavery, they need to kick-it!
Nestle chocolate doesn't seem so sweet
When the child slaves picking cocoa receive no such treat!
What do we want from Nestle?
TO END CHILD SLAVERY!
When do we want it?
NOW!
To submit your songs and chants please email jamie@globalexchange.org and good luck!
