[Ohio-Talk] NFB Songs

Thu Oct 1 19:24:05 UTC 2026

NFB Songs
One of the more unique organizational traits of the National Federation of
the Blind is the central role that songs have played in our community.
 The first NFB song contest was held in 1969, which resulted in the adoption
of the Federation's first official song, "The Battle Hymn of the NFB,"
better known to many as, "Glory, Glory Federation."
In the years since then, members of the NFB have utilized song for a variety
of situations and for many reasons, but the three main sources for
inspiration have been to protest against people and organizations believed
to be acting against the interests of blind people, to define and vocalize
Federation philosophy, and to celebrate what became known as "the organized
blind movement."
For more information on the history of NFB songs, please read Barbara
Pierce's article, "Singing Our Story: Federation History in Song
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm13/bm1307/bm130702.htm> ,"
from the July 2013 issue of the Braille Monitor.
The members of the Federation continue to generate new artistic expressions
of the heartbeat of the movement and the lived experience of blind people.
Official content - new and historical - will be archived here. 
NEW: Who Are We NFB
*	Who Are We NFB (WAV)
<https://nfb.org/sites/nfb.org/files/2026-03/Who%20Are%20We%20NFB%20Final%20
Master.wav>  (The Litigators) 
*	Who Are We NFB <https://music.youtube.com/search?q=who+are+we+nfb>
(Listen on YouTube Music or your favorite music platform.) 
2020 National Convention Choir
These songs were performed by the 2020 National Convention Choir
<https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/2020-national-convention-c
hoir>  at the 2020 National Convention which took place virtually due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
*	Live the Life You Want (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/live-the-life-you-want-2020-conv
ention-choir.mp3> 
*	Live the Life You Want (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccbERYLI4QY> 
*	Make Them Hear You (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/make-them-hear-you-2020-conventi
on-choir.mp3> 
*	Make Them Hear You (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV90uf5fPqs> 
*	This Is Me (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/this-is-me-2020-convention-choir
.mp3> 
*	This Is Me (YouTube) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__60OWaxH68> 
*	Lyrics for the 2020 National Convention Choir songs
<https://nfb.org/resources/jacobus-tenbroek-library/collections/nfb-songs/20
20-national-convention-choir-lyrics> 
Rhythm of the Movement: The Federation Philosophy in Song
These songs were recorded by James Brown of the Tennessee affiliate of the
National Federation of the Blind and the Cane Tips in 2015.
*	Convention Speech (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/01-rotm.mp3> 
*	Convention Speech (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3cE6f2IsdU&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=1> 
*	Live the Life You Want (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/02-rotm.mp3> 
*	Live the Life You Want (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mwrm9EK8zM&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=2> 
*	Braille Is Beautiful (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/03-rotm.mp3> 
*	Braille Is Beautiful (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_AEO0WBKt4&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=3> 
*	Accessible Technology (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/04-rotm.mp3> 
*	Accessible Technology (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi6L9nRBWcE&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=4> 
*	Convention Time (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/05-rotm.mp3> 
*	Convention Time (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWYCGSYDaXI&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=5> 
*	Money (MP3) <https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/06-rotm.mp3>

*	Money (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbSlektPpYI&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=6> 
*	Tap That (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/07-rotm.mp3> 
*	Tap That (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO2A0OZ3QPU&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=7> 
*	PAC Plan (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/08-rotm.mp3> 
*	PAC Plan (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAtFfgggj08&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=8> 
*	Workshop Blues (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/09-rotm.mp3> 
*	Workshop Blues (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=115xCgiM3vg&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=9> 
*	Go to the Center (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/10-rotm.mp3> 
*	Go to the Center (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwUMAjiUe8I&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=10> 
*	Glory Federation (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/11-rotm.mp3> 
*	Glory Federation (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aC4-MUvnh0&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=11> 
*	We Shall Overcome (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/12-rotm.mp3> 
*	We Shall Overcome (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho0G5spwGZA&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=12> 
*	Life the Life You Want (Live) (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/13-rotm.mp3> 
*	Life the Life You Want (Live) (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P09-mC45aTQ&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=13> 
*	Workshop Blues (Live) (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/14-rotm.mp3> 
*	Workshop Blues (Live) (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRakK3Eyyog&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=14> 
*	Strive (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/15-rotm.mp3> 
*	Strive (YouTube)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXC5XOFOCfM&list=OLAK5uy_nZVbmNhnT9OeoTQeIW
zL5-yV7JMdKzgKg&index=15> 
Some of these songs were also performed live as "The Rhythm of the Movement:
The 75th Anniversary in Song" at the 2015 National Convention in Orlando,
Florida by Richie Flores of the Texas affiliate, James Brown of the
Tennessee affiliate, the Performing Arts Division, and the Diamond
Anniversary Choir. The original recording can be found here
<https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/2015_convention_highlights/friday_july
_10/01_the_rhythm_of_the_movement_the_75th_anniversary_in_song.mp3> .
Glory, Glory Federation: Songs of the NFB
These songs were recorded by the Pennsylvania affiliate of the National
Federation of the Blind in the 1960s and 1970s.
*	Battle Hymn of the NFB (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/glory_glory_federation_pa.mp3>
(Josephine Huff and Floyd S. Field, 1969)
*	A Federation Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/federation_song.mp3>  (College
Students Association of Iowa City, 1969)
*	The Library Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/the_library_song.mp3>  (Doris
Willoughby, 1978)
*	The Rehab Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/rehab_song.mp3>  (Liberty
Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	The Bureau Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/05-the-bureau-song.mp3>
(Liberty Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	The Old PBA (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/old_pba.mp3>  (Liberty Alliance
of the Blind, Inc.)
*	Bringing in the Thieves (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/bringing_in_the_thieves.mp3>
(Liberty Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	Where Have All the Losers Gone (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/where_have_all_the_losers_gone.m
p3> 
*	United NFB (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/united_nfb.mp3>  (Marcia
Mendelson, 1969)
*	Old MacDonald Had a Shop (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/old_macdonals_had_a_shop.mp3>
(Pattie Jacobson)
*	Blind Workshop Blues (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/workshop_blues.mp3>  (Liberty
Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	Helping, Helping! (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/helping_helping.mp3>  (Liberty
Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	Don't Fly Hostile Skies (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/dont_fly_hostile_skies.mp3>
(Liberty Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	Don't Take Our Long White Canes (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/dont_take_our_long_white_canes.m
p3>  (Liberty Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	We Shall March Together (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/we_shall_march_together.mp3>
(James Omvig, 1969)
*	Big Old Blind Uncle Tom Pig (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/bog_old_blind_uncle_tom_pig.mp3>
(Liberty Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	Workin' in the Workshop (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/ive_been_working_in_the_workshop
.mp3>  (Liberty Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	We're the NFB (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/were_the_nfb.mp3>  (Liberty
Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
NFB Songs Old and New
These songs were recorded by the Cane Raisers of the Sligo Creek Chapter,
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland.
*	Battle Hymn of the NFB (Glory, Glory Federation) (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/01-battle-hymn-of-the-nfb.mp3>
(Josephine Huff and Floyd S. Field, 1969)
*	A Federation Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/02-a-federation-song.mp3>
(College Students Association of Iowa City, 1969)
*	Stair to a Star (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/03-stair-to-a-star.mp3>  (Hal
Bleakley and Jim Omvig)
*	I've Been Working in the Workshop (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/04-ive-been-working-in-the-works
hop.mp3>  (Liberty Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	Bringing in the Thieves (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/05-bringing-in-the-thieves.mp3>
(Liberty Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	Blind Workshop Blues (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/06-blind-workshop-blues.mp3>
(Liberty Alliance of the Blind, Inc., also credited to Arthur Segal)
*	The Library Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/07-the-library-song.mp3>  (Doris
Willoughby, 1978)
*	Amazing Grace (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/08-amazing-grace.mp3>  (Ted
Young)
*	The Rehab Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/09-the-rehab-song.mp3>  (Liberty
Alliance of the Blind, Inc.)
*	The Bureau Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/10-the-bureau-song.mp3>
(Liberty Alliance of the Blind, Inc., also credited to Ted Young)
*	A Technology Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/11-a-technology-song.mp3>
(Debbie Brown)
*	The State Department Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/12-the-state-department-song.mp3
>  (Paul and Mary Ellen Gabias)
*	We Shall March Together (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/13-we-shall-march-together.mp3>
(James Omvig, 1969)
*	We're Changing What it Means to be Blind (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/14-were-changing-what-it-means-t
o-be-blind.mp3>  (Betty Niceley)
*	Helping, Helping! (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/15-helping-helping.mp3>  (Ted
Young)
*	The White Cane Freedom March (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/16-the-white-cane-freedom-march.
mp3>  (Members of the Sligo Creek Chapter)
*	The Traffic Signal Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/17-audible-traffic-signals.mp3>
(Ted Young)
*	Don't Walk (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/18-please-dont-walk.mp3>  
*	I Broke My Neck in San Francisco (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/19-i-broke-my-neck-in-san-franci
sco.mp3> 
*	The United Airlines Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/20-the-united-airlines-song.mp3>

*	Let's Go Out to the Airport (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/21-lets-go-out-to-the-airport.mp
3>  (Mary Ellen Thompson, Sandy Halverson, Christine Boone, and Mike
Hingson)
*	Ode to the Code (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/22-ode-to-the-code.mp3>  (The
Sligo Creek Digital Communications Consortium)
*	Happy Home for the Blind (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/23-happy-home-for-the-blind.mp3>
(Students at the Louisiana Center for the Blind)
*	We Shall Not be Moved (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/24-we-shall-not-be-moved.mp3> 
*	When the Blind Go Marching In (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/25-when-the-blind-go-marching-in
.mp3>  (Harold Snider and Members of the Sligo Creek Chapter)
Other Songs
*	
*	The Hybrid Car Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/hybrid_car_song_bickford.mp3>
(Mary Ellen Gabias)
*	The Quiet Car Song (MP3)
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/nfb_songs/quiet_car_song.mp3>  (Sandy
Halverson)

Richard Payne, President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
937/829/3368
Rchpay7 at gmail.com <mailto:Rchpay7 at gmail.com> 
www.nfbohio.org <http://www.nfbohio.org/> 
The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and
all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination,
and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.

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