Union Songs - May Wrongs
These two men died with a rope dangling
Them from a tree
Like they were ******* in southern
Captivity.
Why could they not make labor day in May?
The proper way to commemorate a life
Is on the day the life changed history.
These two men, they died
And history for all workers was the same
For all are now scorched by hate
That torch those who bears Afric's name.
They died manacled to their dreams
Coffled to our history
They died to change the workers lot
To put more food in starving pots
They died, and with them died
The movement's greatest pride.
Copyright © David Smalling | Year Posted 2012
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