Would you have freedom from wage slavery?
Then join in the grand Industrial band
Would you from mis’ry and hunger be free
Then come, do your share, like a man
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There is power, there is power
In a band of workingmen,
When they stand hand in hand
That’s a power, that’s a power
That must rule in every land,
One Industrial Union Grand
Would you have mansions of gold in the sky
and live in a shack, way in the back?
Would you have wings up in heaven to fly
And starve here with rags on your back?
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If you’ve had enough of the “blood of the lamb”
Then join in the grand industrial band
If, for a change, you would have eggs and ham
Then come, do your share, like a man
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If you like sluggers to beat off your head
Then don’t organize, all unions despise.
If you want nothing before you are dead
Shake hands with your boss and look wise
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Come, all ye workers, from every land,
Come, join in the grand industrial band
Then we our share of this earth shall demand.
Come on! Do your share, like a man.
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