Joe Hill
Dave Burns * Track #2 On Last Pit in the Rhondda
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Joe Hill by Dave Burns
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Dave BurnsAbout
Joe Hill was an activist in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). He was executed by the authorities in Utah, November 1915.
Joe Hill Lyrics
I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night
Alive as you and me
Say I "but Joe, you're ten years dead"
"I never died," said he
"I never died," said he
"In Salt Lake City, Joe," says I
Him standing by my side
"They framed you on a murder charge"
Says Joe "I never died"
Says Joe "I never died"
"Oh, the copper bosses shot you, Joe
They filled you full of lead"
"Takes more than guns to kill a man,"
Says Joe "and I ain't dead"
Says Joe "and I ain't dead"
And stand there, as big as life
Him smiling with his eyes
Says he "what they forgot to kill
Went on to organise
Went on to organise"
From San Diego, up to Maine
In every mine and mill
Where working men defend their rights
It's there you'll find Joe Hill
It's there you'll find Joe Hill
"Joe Hill ain't dead," he says to me
"Joe Hill ain't ever died
Where working men are out on strike
Joe Hill is by their side
Joe Hill is by their side"
Oh I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night
Alive as you and me
Says I "but Joe your ten years dead"
"I never died," said he
"I never died," said he