My children are seven in number We have to sleep four in a bed I'm striking with my fellow workers To get them more clothes and more bread
Shoes, shoes, we're striking for pairs of shoes Shoes, shoes, we're striking for pairs of shoes
Pellagra is cramping my stomach My wife is sick with TB My babies are starving for sweet milk Oh there's so much sickness for me
Milk, milk, we're striking for gallons of milk Milk, milk, we're striking for gallons of milk
I'm needing a shave and a haircut But barbers I cannot afford My wife cannot wash without soapsuds And she had to borrow a board
Soap, soap, we're striking for bars of soap Soap, soap, we're striking for bars of soap
My house is a shack on the hillside It's floors are unpainted and bare I haven't a screen to my windows And carbide cans do for a chair
Homes, homes, we're striking for better homes Homes, homes, we're striking for better homes
They shot Barney Graham our leader His spirit abides with us still The spirit of strength for justice No bullets have power to kill
Barney, Barney, we're thinking of you today Barney, Barney, we're thinking of you today
Oh miners go on with the union Oh miners go on with the fight For we're in the struggle for justice And we're in the struggle right
Justice, justice, we're striking for justice for all Justice, justice, we're striking for justice for allTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
