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Album The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980 - 1985 (Deluxe Edition)

Union Sundown (Infidels Alternate Take) by Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan
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I copied these lyrics from the album take posted elsewhere. The lyrics to this version are almost all different. Sorry- I just don’t have the time to revise them. I thought I’d post them anyway so readers would have SOME idea of what Dylan is singing. I thought it would be better than having no lyri...

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Union Sundown (Infidels Alternate Take) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, my shoes, they come from Singapore
My shirt is from Taiwan
My tablecloth’s from Malaysia
My belt buckle’s from the Amazon
You know, this shirt I wear comes from the Philippines
And the car I drive is a Chevrolet
It was put together down in Argentina
By a guy making thirty cents a day

[Chorus]
Well, it’s sundown on the union
And what’s made in the U.S.A
Sure was a good idea
'Til greed got in the way

[Verse 2]
Well, this silk dress is from Hong Kong
And the pearls are from Japan
Well, the dog collar’s from India
And the flower pot’s from Pakistan
All the furniture, it says “Made in Brazil”
Where a woman, shе slaved for sure
Bringing home thirty cеnts a day to a family of twelve
You know, that’s a lot of money to her

[Chorus]
Well, it’s sundown on the union
And what’s made in the U.S.A
Sure was a good idea
'Til greed got in the way

[Verse 3]
Well, you know, lots of people complaining that there is no work
I say, “Why you say that for
When nothing you got is U. S. made?”
They don’t make nothin’ here no more
You know, capitalism is above the law
It say, “It don’t count ’less it sells”
When it costs too much to build it at home
You just build it cheaper someplace else

[Chorus]
Well, it’s sundown on the union
And what’s made in the U.S.A
Sure was a good idea
'Til greed got in the way

[Verse 4]
Well, the job that you used to have
They gave it to somebody down in El Salvador
The unions are big business, friend
And they’re going out like a dinosaur
They used to grow food in Kansas
Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw
I can see the day coming when even your home garden
Is going to be against the law

[Chorus]
Well, it’s sundown on the union
And what’s made in the U.S.A
Sure was a good idea
'Til greed got in the way

[Verse 5]
Democracy don’t rule the world
You’d better get that in your head
This world is ruled by violence
But I guess that’s better left unsaid
From Broadway to the Milky Way
That’s a lot of territory indeed
And a man’s going to do what he has to do
When he’s got a hungry mouth to feed

[Chorus]
Well, it’s sundown on the union
And what’s made in the U.S.A
Sure was a good idea
'Til greed got in the way

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