Uni_ted we stand, divi_ded we fall, For every dime they give us a battle must be fought, So working people use your power, the key to liberty, Don't support that rich man's style of luxury There ain't no way they can ever keep us down, oh no, Ain't no way they can ever keep us down We won't be bought, we won't be sold, we'll be treated right, well that's our goal [And] [there] ain't no way they can ever keep us down We've been shot and we've been jailed Lord, it's_ a sin, Women and little chil_dren stood right by the men But we got that union con_tract that keeps the worker free, And they'll never shoot that union out of me They'll never shoot that union out of me, oh no, Never shoot that union out of me Got a contract in our hand signed by the blood of honest men, [And] [they'll] never shoot that union out of me Well the power wheel is rolling rolling [_] right_ along, And the government just keeps it going [_] go_ing strong So working people get your help from your_ own kind, Your welfare ain't on the rich man's mind Your welfare ain't on that rich man's mind, oh no, Your welfare ain't on that rich man's mind They want the power in their hands, just to keep down the workers, and Your welfare ain't on that rich man's mind And they'll never never never keep us down, oh no, Never never never keep us down They can cheat, lie, frame, kill, but we'll stop that big wheel, [And] [there] ain't now way they can ever keep us down
recording: Hazel Dickens [YouTube]
background: song background (in Italian) [Antiwar Songs]