This is a wonderful union song, and one of the first songs I ever learned to play in the Chicago days. Woody Guthrie's classic "Union Maid" as sung by his son Arlo and Pete Seeger. Enjoy:
Wonderful, telling lyrics:
There once was a union maidHere's another Seeger version from the civil rights era, featuring a full set of lyrics.
Who never was afraid
Of the goons and the ginks
And the company finks
And the deputy sheriffs that made the raids.
She went to the union hall
When a meeting it was called
And when the company boys came around
She always stood her ground.
Oh you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union.
It's wonderful to look back on an era when people really did have hope, and really did expect change.
Another great version here, Billy Bragg & Co from a 2009 Madison Square Garden concert. Music for a union summer's eve.
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