Labor Song in your Heard

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And so the story's told of a hearty group of men it's a tale of their triumphs and their woes.

Be it raids and melees ancient or the modern worker's struggle

that inspires men to stand up for their rights.

And should we fall down by the wayside in this ever-changing world

we can look back to these heroes of our past.

With their staunch determination and ferocious iron will,

no tyranny would quell them in their task.

It's an age-old situation with an ever-present message:

that time and tide waiteth for no man.

So without fear of confrontation of the consequence of outcome,

it's for freedom and for happiness they toiled.

An in looking to the future,

we can see a better place where we can shake the yoke of tyranny for all.

It's been paved by generations who have gone now to their rest.

It's just remembrance of their dignity we ask.

So come on rally round this brave and valiant cause with tradition, pride, and honor at its core.

With swords drawn to defend stood stood these noble-hearted men Faugh-an-ballagh,

clear the way, me boys!!

Under perilous conditions with small hope of success they left behind the lives that they once led

and by virtue of their fortitude and single-minded strength

they cleared the way for the people of today

so when we think back to our ancestors respectfully we hark

and thank the men whose struggle broke the chain it's a long road up ahead of us

let's forge on while we're strong and leave our mark of honor once again

So come on rally round this brave and valiant cause with tradition, pride, and honor at its core.

With swords drawn to defend stood stood these noble-hearted men Faugh-an-ballagh,

clear the way, me boys!!

So the story has been told and it comes now to an end.

It's setting any era, any land.

When abusive tyrants force the hands of matters great or small,

it inpires men to stand up for their rights.

So come on rally round this brave and valiant cause with tradition, pride, and honor at its core.

With swords drawn to defend stood stood these noble-hearted men Faugh-an-ballagh,

clear the way, me boys!!

"Heroes from Our Past" -DROPKICK MURPHYS

Long-haired preachers come ou

Long-haired preachers come out every night,
Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right,
But when asked about something to eat,
They will answer in voices so sweet:

You will eat bye and bye,
In that glorious land above the sky.
Work and pray, (work and pray),
Live on hay, (live on hay),
You'll get Pie in the Sky,
When you die, (that's a lie!)

And the starvation army they play,
They sing and they dance and they pray,
Till they get all your coin on the drum,
Then they tell you when you're on the bum:

You will eat bye and bye,
In that glorious land above the sky.
Work and pray, (work and pray),
Live on hay, (live on hay),
You'll get Pie in the Sky,
When you die, (that's a lie!)

If you fight hard for the good things in life,
They will tell you to stop all the strife,
Be a sheep for the bosses they say
Or to hell you are surely on the way!

You will eat bye and bye,
In that glorious land above the sky.
Work and pray, (work and pray),
Live on hay, (live on hay),
You'll get Pie in the Sky,
When you die, (that's a lie!)

Workingfolk of all countries unite;
Side by side we for freedom will fight
When the world and its wealth we have gained,
To the grafters we will sing this refrain:

You will eat, bye and bye,
When you've learned how to cook and to fry;
Chop some wood, 'twill do you good
And you'll eat in the sweet bye and bye.
(That's no lie!)

by JOE HILL

MP3's at
http://anarchosyndicalism.net/audio/

no gods no masters

Our father was a union man so

Our father was a union man some day i'll be one too.
The bosses fired daddy what's our family gonna do?

Come all you good workers good news to you I'll tell
of how the good old union has come in here to dewll.