There is Power in a Union

Would you have freedom from wage slavery Then join in the grand industrial band Would you from misery and hunger be free Come on, do your share, lend a hand There is power, there is power in a band of working folks 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 stay here with rags on your back? There is power, there is power in a band of working folks When they stand Hand in hand That's a power, that's a power That must rule in every land One industrial union grand If you've had enough of the "blood of the lamb" Then come join the grand industrial band If, for a change, you'd have eggs and ham Come on, do your share, lend a hand There is power, there is power in a band of working folks When they stand Hand in hand That's a power, that's a power That must rule in every land One industrial union grand If you like sluggers to beat on your heads Then don't organize, all unions despise If you want nothing before you are dead Shake hands with your boss and look wise There is power, there is power in a band of working folks When they stand Hand in hand That's a power, that's a power That must rule in every land One industrial union grand Come, all you 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, lend a hand There is power, there is power in a band of working folks When they stand Hand in hand That's a power, that's a power That must rule in every land One industrial union grand