Unionize! [1983] - The Redskins

The first thing that needs to be said

Is hatred’s all very well

But hatred must be organised

If dreams are to be realised

And anger is no substitute

For diciplined rebellion

To unionise is to organise

Unionise!

Fight back!

Unionise!

Stop!

Strike!

Unionise!

Well all this talk of fighting back

Is talk to be ignored

If we don’t know where our power lies

And utilize the tools we’ve got

The bosses have the money

And the workers have no rights

But our muscle is our labour

And we flex it when we go on strike

Unionise!

Fight back!

Unionise!

Stop!

Strike!

Unionise!

We can talk of riots and petrol bombs

And revolutions all day long

But if we fail to organise

We’ll waste our lives on protest songs

A life worth living is waiting to be won, sure

The day the bosses fall

The day the dream has come

But stop romanticising

Hollow talk is just a curse

The revolution won’t appear

We all have to build for it first

Unionise!

Fight back!

Unionise!

Stop!

Strike!

Unionise!