Bread and Roses

As we go marching, marching in the beauty of the day
A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts grey
Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses
For the people hear us singing, bread and roses, bread and roses

As we go marching, marching we battle too for men
For they are women's children let the mothers speak again
Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes
Hearts starve as well as bodies, give us bread but give us roses

As we go marching, marching unnumbered women dead
Go crying through our singing their ancient call for bread
Small art and love and beauty their drudging spirits knew
For it's bread we fight for but we fight for roses too

(Vocalization)

As we go marching, marching people hear our call
For the rising of the women means the rising of us all
No more the drudge and idler - ten that toil where one reposes
But a sharing of life's glories, bread and roses, bread and roses
Bread and roses, bread and roses

(Vocalization)