All the masters must go to work;
And our mothers and babes shall have homes that day,
And work-worn children then shall play.
Every mortal shall live by his labor
And the old folks shall have good care;
The earth to a paradise will be transformed—
But a dream is the millionaire.
SOLIDARITY FOREVER!
By Ralph H. Chaplin
(Tune: "John Brown's Body")
When the Union's insipration through the worker's blood shall run,
There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun
Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one?
But the Union makes us strong.
CHORUS:
Solidarity forever!
Solidarity forever!
Solidarity forever!
But the Union makes us strong.
Is there aught we hold in common with the greedy parasite
Who would lash us into serfdom and would crush us with his might
Is there anything left for us but to organize and fight?
For the Union makes us strong.
It is we who plowed the prairies; built the cities where they trade.
Dug the mines and built the workshops; endless miles of railroad laid.
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