There once was a union maid, she never was afraid
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Of goons and ginks and company finks and the deputy sheriffs who made the raid.
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She went to the union hall when a meeting it was called,
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And when the Legion boys come 'round
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She always stood her ground.
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union.
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union 'til the day I die.
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This union maid was wise to the tricks of company spies,
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She couldn't be fooled by a company stool, she'd always organize the guys.
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She always got her way when she struck for better pay.
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She'd show her card to the National Guard
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And this is what she'd say
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You gals who want to be free, just take a tip from me;
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Get you a man who's a union man and join the ladies' auxiliary.
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Married life ain't hard when you got a union card,
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A union man has a happy life when he's got a union wife.
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Union Maid
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Woody Guthrie |