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Lyr Req: Union Maid alternate verse, not gendered

07 Jun 09 - 11:16 PM (#2651021)
Subject: Lyr Req: Union Maid alternate verse, not gendered
From: GUEST,Emma

I've been picking lots of people's brains for this recently, and nobody's got even an inkling.

I have heard, don't know where or from who, a verse for Union Maid that I only remember a little bit of:

You *folks* who want to be free,
take a tip from me...

...Organize!

(I don't remember if "organize" is the emphasized word in the middle of the verse, or the last word of the verse.)

I have run into a significant number of *other* alternate verses, so I'll just say I'm not looking for "We modern union maids..." or the Mother Jones verse, I'm looking for one that is not gendered.

Thanks!


08 Jun 09 - 12:08 AM (#2651044)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Union Maid alternate verse, not gendered
From: Eve Goldberg

Interesting, the verse I know with "take a little tip from me" IS the Mother Jones verse:

You gals who wanna be free
Just take a little tip from me
Break out of that mold we've all been sold
You've got a fighting history
The fight for women's rights
With workers must unite
Just shake those bones like Mother Jones
To the front of every fight

I have this feeling I've heard a slightly different version of this verse once, but I just can't remember it.