Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Union Man, artist - Blue Highway. Album song Still Climbing Mountains, in the genre КантриDate of issue: 10.09.2001
Record label: Rounder
Song language: English
Union Man |
| A short life of trouble in a dark and dusty mine |
| Has been my occupation, now I walk the picket line |
| I was down in bloody Harlan when they tried to organize |
| The miners faced starvation, you could see it in their eyes |
| The company hired the gun thugs, many miners died it’s said |
| They’d come to kill the Union but they lost their lives instead |
| Which side are you on boys, which side are you on? |
| You’re either for the rich man or the Union standing strong |
| I came to New York City in the year of ‘43 |
| We were fighting Hitler’s armies in the war across the sea |
| But they would not hire a miner to do a workman’s job |
| At fifteen cents an hour, your pockets they will rob |
| And it’s which side are you on boys, which side are you on? |
| You’re either for the rich man or the Union standing strong |
| I’ll never trust a rich man as long as I draw breath |
| To keep his marble mansion he’ll starve your child to death |
| And when my life is over, don’t mourn my passing long |
| Organize resistance and keep the Union strong |
| So here’s to every miner who dared to take a stand |
| Who lived to feed his family and died a Union man |