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theHandpuppet

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4. Here's the lyrics to one of her songs available on itunes
Wed Jul 23, 2014, 03:11 PM
Jul 2014

I haven't heard the recording, I have only the lyrics.

"I Am A Union Woman"
by Aunt Molly Jackson

I am a union woman
Just as Brave as I can be
I do not like the bosses
And the bosses don't like me.

Join the NMU, Join the NMU

I was raised in Old Kentucky
Kentucky born and bred,
But when I joined the union,
They called me a Russian Red.

Join the NMU...

This is the worst time on earth
That I have ever saw,
To get killed out by gun thugs
And framed up by the law.

Join the NMU...

If you want to join a union,
As strong as one can be
Join the dear old NMU
And come along with me.

Join the NMU...

We are many thousand strong,
And I am glad to say
We are getting stronger
And stronger every day.

Join the NMU...

The bosses ride fine horses
While we walk in the mud,
Their banner is the dollar sign,
Ours is striped with blood.

Join the NMU...

Edited to add: the NMU was the National Miners Union.

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