THEY'LL NEVER KEEP US DOWN

(by Hazel Dickens)


Uni_ted we stand, divi_ded we fall,
For every dime they give us a battle must be fought,
So working people use your power, the 
  key to liberty,
Don't support that rich man's style of luxury

	There ain't no way they can ever keep us down, oh no,
	Ain't no way they can ever keep us down
	We won't be bought, we won't be sold, we'll be 
	  treated right, well that's our goal
	[And] [there] ain't no way they can ever keep us down

We've been shot and we've been jailed Lord, it's_ a sin,
Women and little chil_dren stood right by the men
But we got that union con_tract that 
  keeps the worker free,
And they'll never shoot that union out of me

	They'll never shoot that union out of me, oh no,
	Never shoot that union out of me
	Got a contract in our hand signed 
	  by the blood of honest men,
	[And] [they'll] never shoot that union out of me

Well the power wheel is rolling rolling [_] right_ along,
And the government just keeps it going [_] go_ing strong
So working people get your help from 
  your_ own kind,
Your welfare ain't on the rich man's mind

	Your welfare ain't on that rich man's mind, oh no,
	Your welfare ain't on that rich man's mind
	They want the power in their hands, 
	  just to keep down the workers, and
	Your welfare ain't on that rich man's mind

	And they'll never never never keep us down, oh no,
	Never never never keep us down
	They can cheat, lie, frame, kill, 
	  but we'll stop that big wheel,
	[And] [there] ain't now way they can ever keep us down


recording: Hazel Dickens [YouTube]

background: song background (in Italian) [Antiwar Songs]