UNION MAID (2)

(Dick Greenhaus, ca 1950)



There once was a union maid, who never was afraid

To join in song with a noisy throng

Who'd pick their banjos all night long

They'd try with all their might to steer the workers right

They'd organize, ad nauseum, whoever came in sight.

They'd sing...



cho: You'll never get me in a union. We just love unions,

There's nothin' like a union.

But you will never get me in a union, 'cause

To join a union, you have to work.



This dedicated gang could always get a bang

From following the Party line

And calling bosses, "Fascist swine!"

They'll holler all night long,

"Let's keep the union strong!"

As long as Daddy's dough holds out, you'll always hear them shout:



Now, gals who want to be free, just take a tip from me

Get you a banjo, learn two chords

Then go insult the bourgeoisie

Praise unions to the skies

Sneer at all bosses' lies

And then at parties, dances too, you scab on 802*



note: Local 802, American Federation of Musicians, was the union that once

picketed the New York May Day parade for using non-union musicians. RG

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