Union Songs

The Workers Song

A Song by Mark Lunn©Mark Lunn 2008

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The farmers sang of growth and harvest
The sailors, shanties of drink and home
The miner sang of danger, disaster
The shipwright sang of honest toil

But who will sing the workers song
In this brave new world
Who will sing of tradition
How will it be preserved

The farmers sang of growth and harvest
The sailors, shanties of drink and home
The miner sang of danger, disaster
The shipwright sang of honest toil

But who will sing the workers song
The telesales operator
Or the data administrator
In the financial services sector

The farmers sang of growth and harvest
The sailors, shanties of drink and home
The miner sang of danger, disaster
The shipwright sang of honest toil

But who will sing the workers song
Will it be the refuse collector
Or the council clerk
In the recycle management sector

The farmers sang of growth and harvest
The sailors, shanties of drink and home
The miner sang of danger, disaster
The shipwright sang of honest toil

But who will sing the workers song
Will it be the burger flipper
Or the exploited server
In the fast food sector

The farmers sang of growth and harvest
The sailors, shanties of drink and home
The miner sang of danger, disaster
The shipwright sang of honest toil

But who will sing the workers song

Notes

Many thanks to Mark Lunn for permision to add this song to the Union Songs collection.

This song is one of a number of songs entered into the New Unionism Solidarity Idol song quest see http://www.newunionism.net/solidarityidol.htm

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