Lyrics

MOTHER JONES

The heart of Mary Harris led her to the union cause
The fire in the voice of Mary turned her into Mother Jones
She roams the land to help the workers stand up to their boss
She brings the word that workers don't have to stand alone


| And wherever the Miner's Angel goes
| She makes the frozen waters start to flow
| Fire tongue behind a lady's poise
| Her slogan's "Come and join the union, boys"


To union halls or bonfires they come from all around
To hear the tales of hope and rage Mother Jones has to tell
She can raise the bloody flag or calm the miners down
To owners she's a siren, to miners she's a liberty bell

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From striker's camps to the court house she sounds the clarion call
What a worker needs and wants only a union can provide
She works to save the children and get justice for us all
She's a bridge for the forsaken to cross the great divide

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Instrumental

Chorus (2x)
"Join the union boys"