Post a song about labor.

[Arctic Dave]

[pinboy3niner]

1. Sixteen Tons

[Arctic Dave]

2. St. Peter doncha call me cause I can't go...

I owe my soul to the company store.

[Boudica the Lyoness]

65. This is what I thought of as well

My mum and dad had it on a 78rpm.

[Demo_Chris]

78. I love that song :)

[struggle4progress]

3. Miner's Lifeguard

[Arctic Dave]

4. Keep your eeeyyyyeeee upon the scale.

Don't get cheated for your hard days work.

[struggle4progress]

5. There was a long hard fight over that issue

[Arctic Dave]

7. Yes indeed.

A well deserved Labor Day to you.

[rurallib]

6. Gotta have Pete Seeger

Which side Are You On?

[Arctic Dave]

10. I on the side of living wages,

safe work places and respect for a days labor.

[struggle4progress]

11. Here's the original:

[struggle4progress]

8. Ludlow Massacre

[Arctic Dave]

16. Fascist will kill for more profits.

Children's deaths mean little to them. Their labor is what they wanted.

[pipi_k]

9. Unpaid labor...

[Arctic Dave]

12. I think this is what the 1% would like to see again.

Destitute, hungry and imprisoned.

[pipi_k]

22. Yep, and...

working for the government for pennies a day.

[struggle4progress]

13. We Just Come To Work Here

[Arctic Dave]

17. Haven't heard this one.

That's pretty good.

[pinboy3niner]

14. From Wales: The Bells of Rhymney

"The Bells of Rhymney" is a song written by folk singer Pete Seeger and Welsh poet Idris Davies. The lyrics to the song were drawn from Davies' poem "Bells of Rhymney", which was first published in his 1938 book, Gwalia Deserta. The poem, which follows the pattern of the nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons", was written about a coal mining disaster and the failure of the 1926 General Strike. In addition to Rhymney, the poem also refers to the bells of a number of other towns and cities in South Wales, including Merthyr, Rhondda, Blaina, Caerphilly, Neath, Swansea, Newport, Cardiff, and Wye. Seeger used the poem as lyrics for his song "The Bells of Rhymney" after discovering them in a book by Dylan Thomas. ....

Arguably the most famous rendition of the song is the version recorded by the American folk rock band The Byrds. ....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bells_of_Rhymney

LYRICS:

The Bells of Rhymney

Oh what will you give me?
Say the sad bells of Rhymney.
Is there hope for the future?
Cry the brown bells of Merthyr.
Who made the mine owner?
Say the black bells of Rhondda.
And who robbed the miner?
Cry the grim bells of Blaina.

They will plunder will-nilly,
Cry the bells of Caerphilly.
They have fangs, they have teeth,
Shout the loud bells of Neath.
Even God is uneasy,
Say the moist bells of Swansea.
And what will you give me?
Say the sad bells of Rhymney.

Throw the vandals in court,
Say the bells of Newport.
All will be well if, if, if,
Cry the green bells of Cardiff.
Why so worried, sisters why?
Sang the silver bells of Wye.
And what will you give me?
Say the sad bells of Rhymney?

Words from "Gwalia Deserta" by Idris Davies
Music by Pete Seeger
© 1959 & 1964 Ludlow Music, Inc.

[Arctic Dave]

23. I wasn't aware of the back story.

Thanks for the lesson.

[struggle4progress]

15. The Diggers' Song

[struggle4progress]

18. Fifty Thousand Lumber Jacks

[Arctic Dave]

20. A nice Irish tune.

You have good taste in music.

[struggle4progress]

19. We Have Fed You All A Thousand Years

[Arctic Dave]

21. Another one I like.

And unapologetic liberal singing it too.

[struggle4progress]

24. Peg & Awl

[Arctic Dave]

30. Seems like bluegrass music was a integeral part of the labor movement.

Maybe the new generation of "heirloom" musicians will pick these songs up again.

[Texasgal]

26. 9-5 Dolly Parton

[Arctic Dave]

32. Another sexy southern progressive.

Yessiree.

[Mr.Bill]

27. Working in The Coal Mine

Lee Dorsey

[Xipe Totec]

28. Union Maid

[grntuscarora]

29. Worker's Song (Dropkick Murphys)

[Arctic Dave]

35. That's pretty damn good!

I've never heard it before.

[Populist_Prole]

57. Best modern era labor song hands down.

Folksey/Bluesey yet rocks as hard as a cement pie in the face. Great message without being sappy. Love it!

[trof]

31. 'You're havin' My Baby'

Havin' my baby
What a lovely way of sayin'
How much you love me
Havin' my baby
What a lovely way of sayin'
What you're thinkin' of me
I can see it, face is glowin'
I can see in your eyes
I'm happy you know it

- Paul Anka

[Arctic Dave]

33. You rascal!

Took me a second to catch on.

[trof]

36. I'm a scamp.

[redwitch]

53. Damn! Beat me to it!

[steve2470]

67. bwahahahaha

You read my mind

[HarveyDarkey]

70. Beat me to it, but I had to work today, just got home

[malthaussen]

94. Ya beat me to it.

I've got to check in to the Lounge more often.

-- Mal

[Brigid]

95. I would have been so disappointed in my fellow Loungers . . .

If somebody had not beaten me to that.

[struggle4progress]

34. No More Auction Block For Me

[Arctic Dave]

38. The untilimate wage theft.

No more auction blocks for anyone.

[struggle4progress]

37. Deportees

[Arctic Dave]

39. Another one I like

[Arctic Dave]

40. For the farmers

[struggle4progress]

41. Pastures of Plenty

[amerikat]

47. How did I miss this artist?

Some good stuff on youtube from her.

Thanks.

[Arctic Dave]

42. Railroad workers

[struggle4progress]

43. Sit Down

... when they smile and say "no raise in pay!"
sit down sit down
when you want the boss to come across
sit down sit down ...

[amerikat]

44. Ani DiFranco and Utah Phillips. "Direct Action"

From the album "Fellow Workers"

[Arctic Dave]

45. A funny one

[Arctic Dave]

46. Workin hard for the money

[Arctic Dave]

48. Don't see a lot of these anymore.

[Arctic Dave]

49. Some blues

[RebelOne]

50. 16 Tons by Tennesse Ernie Ford

[Arctic Dave]

52. A classic. nt

[Arctic Dave]

51. From the BBC

[PuffedMica]

54. One Piece at a Time

[PoliticAverse]

55. Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy O!...

Live version...

[rug]

56. Part of the Union

[Mr.Bill]

58. Big John

[Art_from_Ark]

59. Here's a song I learned in the 3rd grade

[No Vested Interest]

77. I've Been working on the Railroad!

[Art_from_Ark]

60. Then there's this American folk classic

[Art_from_Ark]

61. No labor song collection would be complete without this Russian classic

[Arctic Dave]

63. The song of toil.

That's what it always reminds me of.

[Art_from_Ark]

64. It was like the unofficial theme song

of nearly every job I had in the States.

[RiffRandell]

62. Jack of All Trades....Bruce Springsteen.

The banker man gets fat
While the working man grows thin....

[Boudica the Lyoness]

66. Lumber jacks

[enigmatic]

68. "Joe Hill"- Phil Ochs

[enigmatic]

69. "There Is Power In A Union"- Billy Bragg

[Boudica the Lyoness]

71. All the serious ones I can think of have been posted

already, so I go with whimsical .. Chimney Sweeps.

[Arctic Dave]

80. Damn it!

Now I'm going to be humming that all day!

[hibbing]

72. Maggie's Farm- Bob Dylan

[Tom Kitten]

73. Part Of The Union by The Strawbs

[Arctic Dave]

81. Love It! nt

[DebJ]

74. Shackled and drawn Springsteen.

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Great morning light splits through the chain
Another day older and closer to the grave
I'm closer to the grave and come the dawn
I woke this morning shackled and drawn

Shackled and drawn, shackled and drawn
Pick up the rock, son, and carry it on
Trudging through the dark in a world gone wrong
Woke up this morning shackled and drawn

Whoa!
Alright, yeah!

I always love the feel of sweat on my shirt
Stand back, son, and let a man work
Let a man work, is that so wrong
I woke up this morning shackled and drawn

Shackled and drawn, shackled and drawn
Pick up the rock, son, and carry it on
What's a poor boy to do in a world gone wrong
Woke up this morning shackled and drawn

Freedom, son, is a dirty shirt
The sun on my face and my shovel in the dirt
The shovel in the dirt keeps the devil gone
I woke up this morning shackled and drawn

Shackled and drawn, shackled and drawn
Pick up the rock, son, and carry it on
What's a poor boy to do but keep singing this song
I woke up this morning shackled and drawn

Whoa whoa whoa!

Whoa whoa whoa!

Whoa whoa whoa!

Gambling man rolls the dice, working man pays the bills
It's still fat and easy up on bankers hill
Up on bankers hill the party's going strong
Down here below we're shackled and drawn

Shackled and drawn, shackled and drawn
Pick up the rock, son, and carry it on
Trudging through the dark in a world gone wrong
Woke up this morning shackled and drawn

Shackled and drawn, shackled and drawn
Pick up the rock, son, and carry it on
What's a poor boy to do but keep singing this song
I woke up this morning shackled and drawn
Whoa!

Whoa whoa-whoa!
Whoa whoa-whoa!

Whoa whoa-whoa!
Whoa whoa-whoa!
Whoa whoa-whoa!

(I want everybody to stand up)
(I want everybody to stand up and be counted tonight)
(You know we got to pray together)
(I want you to stand up)
(I want everybody to stand up and be counted tonight)


Read more: Bruce Springsteen - Shackled And Drawn Lyrics | MetroLyrics

[bluesbassman]

75. Cumberland Blues - Grateful Dead

[Mr.Bill]

76. The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man

[Demo_Chris]

79. Can't make it here anymore...

[Arctic Dave]

82. A classic.

I can't believe I didn't of this one first.

[PuffedMica]

83. Blue Collar

[Tanuki]

84. Johnny Cash "One Piece at a Time"

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[Tanuki]

85. Solidarity Forever---can't believe nobody has posted this yet

Pete Seeger sings the Ralph Chaplin IWW classic:

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[Arctic Dave]

90. Classic is correct.

We are starting to get a pretty good list of songs goin.

[Tanuki]

86. Dark as a Dungeon (down in the mine) by Merle Travis

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[Arctic Dave]

91. Another good one.

And another I haven't heard. Thank you.

[Tanuki]

87. The Baez sisters---Joan and Mimi---singing Bread and Roses

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[Tanuki]

88. The Internationale

Choose your language...links to more than 40 here:
http://www.hymn.ru/internationale/index-en.html

[Tom_Foolery]

89. "Blue Collar Man" by Styx...

[Tanuki]

92. Here's a great reggae cover of Joe Hill's Workers of the World, Awaken

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WORKERS OF THE WORLD, AWAKEN!
By Joe Hill
Workers of the world, awaken!
Break your chains, demand your rights.
All the wealth you make is taken
By exploiting parasites.
Shall you kneel in deep submission
From your cradles to your graves?
Is the height of your ambition
To be good and willing slaves?
Chorus
Arise, ye prisoners of starvation!
Fight for your own emancipation;
Arise, ye slaves of every nation.
In One Union grand.
Our little ones for bread are crying,
And millions are from hunger dying;
The end the means is justifying,
'Tis the final stand.

•
If the workers take a notion,
They can stop all speeding trains;
Every ship upon the ocean
They can tie with mighty chains
Every wheel in the creation,
Every mine and every mill,
Fleets and armies of the nation,
Will at their command stand still.

•
Join the union, fellow workers,
Men and women, side by side;
We will crush the greedy shirkers
Like a sweeping, surging tide;
For united we are standing,
But divided we will fall;
Let this be our understanding-
"All for one and one for all."

•
Workers of the world, awaken!
Rise in all your splendid might;
Take the wealth that you are making,
It belongs to you by right.
No one will for bread be crying,
We'll have freedom, love and health.
When the grand red flag is flying
On the Workers' Commonwealth.
• • • • •

[Avalux]

93. Coalminers - Uncle Tupelo

[Brigid]

96. "John Henry" by Bruce Springsteen