1913

Chansons (38)

• Should I Ever Be A Soldier (1913)

  Text by Joe Hill (1913). Tune “Colleen Bawn” (1906) by J. Fred Helf (ca1870-1915) & words by Ed Madden.

  We’re spending billions every year / For guns and ammunition. / “Our Army” and “our Navy” dear, / To keep in good condition ; / While millions (…)
• There Is Power In A Union (1913)

  Text by Joe Hill (≤1913). Tune “There Is Power in the Blood” (1899) by Lewis Edgar Jones (1865-1936).

  Would you have freedom from wage slavery, / Then join in the grand Industrial band ; / Would you from mis’ry and hunger be free, / Then come ! Do (…)
• Le Tocsin ([1913 & ante])

  Texte d’Ernest Friley (≤1913).

  1 / Le feu n’est pas à la récolte / Mais le paysan veille au grain / Et le souffle de la révolte / Passe à travers les vieux coins. / / 2 / Le (…)
• The Tramp (1913)

  Text by Joe Hill (≤1913). Tune “Tramp ! Tramp ! Tramp !” (1864) by George F. Root (1820-1895).

  If you all will shut your trap, / I will tell you ’bout a chap, / That was broke and up against it, too, for fair / He was not the kind that (…)
• Vive la République ! (1913)

  Texte (monologue) de Paul Paillette (1913).

  Au camarade Mauricius / C’est pas d’la bêche, on s’sent heureux / À Versaille on s’a pas gourré : / N’en v’la d’un’ journée historique ! / Comm’ (…)
• Les Volés ([1913 & post])

  Texte d’Eugène Bizeau. Musique (≥1913) par Louis-Alexandre Droccos (18..-1926).

  1 / Ils sont des milliers dans les champs, les villes / Ils sont des milliers dont j’entends les cris / Dire aux satisfaits, dire aux imbéciles / (…)
• We Will Sing One Song (1913)

  Text by Joe Hill (1913). Tune “My Old Kentucky Home” (1852) by Stephen Foster (1826-1864).

  We will sing one song of the meek and humble slave, / The horn-handed son of the soil, / He’s toiling hard from the cradle to the grave, / But his (…)
• What We Want (1913)

  Text by Joe Hill (1913). Tune “Rainbow” (1908) by Percy Wenrich (1880-1952) & words by Albert Bryan.

  We want all the workers in the world to organize / Into a great big union grand / And when we all united stand / The world for workers we demand / (…)