It is the Union
It is the Union | |
Richard Brazier
| Sing a song in praise of toiling masses, Sing a song about our sons of toil; Sing of wrongs done to the working classes, Wrongs that make our hearts boil. We have always borne the blows and lashes- No more we'll patient stand, But on every hand, throughout this splendid land, We sons of toil will make our stand. Then in our glory will we tower, What will be the secret of our power? Chorus: It is the Union, the Industrial Union-- Our banner is unfurled. We will unite in all our splendid might In the Industrial Workers of the World. We have a union, a fighting union, And our masters know that, too. It will keep them in their place When they know they have to face Our union of workingmen that's true. |
2. For countless years and ages we've been enslaved Beneath the capitalistic rule; We, the strong, cringing to those men depraved. In whose hands we have ever been a tool. But the day of liberty is dawning-- Freedom now draws nigh. We must unite to win the fight-- Wage slavery then will die. Then in our glory will we tower; Great will be the workers' power. Chorus: |