Tune Hymn "Bread of Heaven" - "Guide me oh thou great Jehovah/Redeemer"
Welsh tune: Cwm Rhondda. Composed by John Hughes (1873-1932).
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Chorus
Join your union, join your union,
Friends, we need our unions now,
Friends, we need our unions now
Thieves grow rich and liars prosper,
Milking profit's sacred cow.
They make war to make their money,
How we need our unions now.
One man's pay for three men's labour,
Bosses' powers enshrined in law.
When our rights are torn and trampled,
How we need our unions more.
Women's rights and women's wages,
Fiercely fought and barely won,
Children's care and education,
Go where all our hopes have gone.
Shake the souls of union leaders,
Shout the message clear and plain,
Leave the desk, desert the boardroom,
Fight the workers' cause again.
Quiet words did not avail us,
Patience only earned defeat,
Unity's our only answer,
Join your unions on the street.
Stand with us and swell the numbers,
We are the majority.
Sing in chorus, raise the banners,
Union is victory.
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