THEY'LL NEVER KEEP US DOWN
UNITED WE STAND
DIVIDED WE FALL
FOR EVERY DIME THEY GIVE US
A BATTLE MUST BE FOUGHT
SO WORKING PEOPLE USE YOUR POWER
THE KEY TO LIBERTY
DON'T SUPPORT THE RICH MAN'S STYLE OF LUXURY
AND THERE AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN EVER KEEP US DOWN
OH NO AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN EVER KEEP US DOWN
WE WON'T BE BOUGHT
WE WON'T BE SOLD
TO BE TREATED RIGHT, WELL THAT'S OUR GOAL
AND THERE AIN'T NO WAY THEY CAN EVER KEEP US DOWN
YEAH WE'VE BEEN SHOT
WE'VE BEEN JAILED
LORD ITS A SIN
WOMEN AND LITTLE CHILDREN STOOD RIGHT BY THE MEN
BUT WE'VE GOT A UNION CONTRACT
THAT KEEPS THE WORKER FREE
AND THEY'LL NEVER SHOOT THAT UNION OUT OF ME
NO THEY'LL NEVER SHOOT THAT UNION OUT OF ME OH NO
THEY'LL NEVER SHOOT THAT UNION OUT OF ME
WE’VE GOT A CONTRACT IN OUR HAND
SIGNED BY THE BLOOD OF HONEST
MEN
AND THEY'LL NEVER SHOOT THAT UNION OUT OF ME
THE POWER WHEEL IS ROLLING, ROLLING RIGHT ALONG
AND
THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS IT GOING, GOING STRONG
SO WORKING PEOPLE GET YOUR HELP FROM YOUR OWN KIND
YOUR WELFARE AINT ON THE RICH MAN'S MIND
NO YOUR WELFARE AINT ON THE RICH MAN'S MIND OH NO
YOUR WELFARE AINT ON THE RICH MAN'S MIND
THEY WANT THE POWER IN THEIR HANDS
JUST TO KEEP OUT OF THE WORKER AND
YOUR WELFARE AINT ON THE RICH MAN'S MIND
AND THEY'LL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER KEEP US DOWN
OH NO THEY'LL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER KEEP US DOWN
THEY CAN CHEAT ROB STEAL KILL
BUT WE GONNA STOP THAT WHEEL
AND THEY'LL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER KEEP US DOWN
AND THEY'LL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER KEEP US DOWN
YEAH THEY'LL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER KEEP US DOWN