Billy Bragg - There is Power in The Union

NOT THE UNION

OUR UNION

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There is power in a factory, power in the land
Power in the hands of a worker
But it all amounts to nothing if together we don't stand
There is power in a Union

Now the lessons of the past were all learned with workers' blood
The mistakes of the bosses we must pay for
From the cities and the farmlands to trenches full of mud
War has always been the bosses' way, sir

The Union forever defending our rights
Down with the blackleg, all workers unite
With our brothers and our sisters from many far off lands
There is power in a Union

Now I long for the morning that they realise
Brutality and unjust laws can not defeat us
But who'll defend the workers who cannot organise
When the bosses send their lackies out to cheat us?

Money speaks for money, the Devil for his own
Who comes to speak for the skin and the bone
What a comfort to the widow, a light to the child
There is power in a Union

The Union forever defending our rights
Down with the blackleg, all workers unite
With our brothers and our sisters together we will stand
There is power in a Union.

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[SouthCoastMackem]

At a time when working class people are getting screwed big style by the Tories and their shameless lapdogs the Lib Dems, this song should be played everywhere where people demonstrate against the spending cuts. Funny, but I don't think the dinner lady or the school crossing patrol on £6 an hour caused the financial meltdown. Good on you, Billy.

[ARudeGesture]

Billy Bragg, please come play in Sweden! We need you now more than ever!

And to all my brothers and sisters struggling to make life better for working folks, keep it up! Give the priests their heaven, give the employers hell and leave the world for the workers!

[PennilessProfits]

Billy is a true hero of the working class!

[evilthesaurus]

I'm not british but this shit is happening in america, too. we need to do something about this. now.

[Apirana100]

Those same shameless Liberals that Billy urged the good souls of Dorset to vote for at the last election?. All power to Billy; he's made a mint working his niche market. .

[BernieRamone351]

Billy for Prime Minister !!!

[raysrsharp1690]

if only those of us who are working class would actually stand shoulder to shoulder . Did learn when i was a rep with enough people you can win

[pfhatty]

3 people are tories........

[kingcal06]

Solidarity with all those striking tomorrow!

[MrDanielWalls]

November 30th.