10 - Song for the Wage Slave

from Up With the Masses by Sue Jeffers

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long in their bondage the people have waited
lulled to inaction by pulpit and press
hoping in time their wrongs would be abated
trusting the ballot to give them redress
vain was their trust for a high court decision
swept the last bulwark of freedom away
the voice of the people is met with derision
the people in action no court can gainsay
chorus:
so up with the masses and down with the classes
death to the traitor who money can buy
cooperation is the hope of the nation
strike for it now or our liberties die
hark to the cries of the hungry and idle
borne on the breezes from prairie to sea
patience their fury no longer can bridle
onward they're coming to die of be free
hear and grow pale you despoilers of virtue
corporate managers, masters of slaves
fools, did you think that we never could hurt you
you were the cowards and we the brave
hail to the birth of the new constitution
laws that are equal with justice for all
hail to the age of man's true evolution
anarchy unfolding at liberty's call
buried forever be selfish ambition
cruel fomenter of discord and strife
long live the commnwealth, hope's glad fruition
humanity rises at news of life
chorus:
so up with the masses and down with the classes
death to the traitor who money can buy
cooperation is the hope of the nation
strike for it now or our liberties die

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from Up With the Masses, released May 1, 2021

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sue jeffers Ohio

Sue Jeffers is a folksinger in the finest sense of
the word, in the tradition of Woody Guthrie and
all Woody’s musical offspring. Her career has
spanned more than thirty years.
Songs give power to movements. If you believe
in solidarity forever, Sue Jeffers’ Up With the
Masses will inspire you, embolden you, and
connect the struggles of the early 20th century
with our.
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