Pete Seeger - Joe Hill

I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night,
alive as you and me.
Says I "But Joe, you're ten years dead"
"I never died" says he,
"I never died" says he.

"In Salt Lake, Joe," by god says I,
Him standing by my bed,
"They framed you on a murder charge,"
Says Joe, "But I ain't dead,"
Says Joe, "But I ain't dead."

"The Copper Bosses shot you Joe,
they killed you Joe" says I.
"Takes more than guns to kill a man"
Says Joe "I didn't die"
Says Joe "I didn't die"

Standing there as big as life
Smiling with his eyes.
Joe Says, "What they forgot to kill"
went on to organize,
went on to organize!"

Joe Hill ain't dead he says to me
Joe Hill ain't never died
Where working men go out on strike,
Joe Hill is at their side,
Joe Hill is at their side.

From San Diego up to Maine
In every Mine and Mill
Where working men go out on strike
Says he'll find Joe Hill
Says he'll Find Joe Hill

I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night,
alive as you and me.
Says I "But Joe, you're ten years dead"
"I never died" says he,
"I never died" says he.

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[Pumper4]

Joe Hill is in Wisconsin today.

[TheAmericanNative]

We must realize that both the Democrats and the Republicans are both going for the same end, though they appeal to different groups of people. We must throw off their yoke of ignorance, and push for a humanitarian society, one in where no one dies of hungry, or an avoidable illness.

[Wally Toynbee]

Try the great Scott Walker's version.

[FoodForWEF]

It might be Ronnie Gilbert. All of the Weavers were Almanacs at some time. (I think I can hear Lee Hays in the chorus.)

[zakthesharkable]

Labour 2015

[saul berkowitz]

I wonder who the woman is singing behind him.

[jonas larsson]

what have hell U.S Republicans or Obama with either labour unions (world wide) or Joe Hill? "Middle class America" have never done sh*t for working class world as proposed by Joe Hill. Destroy class, destroy nations!

[riojcp]

Pete always sings the truth!

[LODGE4444]

You're right - I'm realizing that more and more as time goes by.

[TFrills]

The whole system is fucked, not just one party

[Jonny C]

yeah romneys shit too lol i see what youre saying now,i must have been drinking rye whiskey if you know that pete seeger song too :D