Visa källa för Joe Hill: Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay

:''I had a job once threshing wheat
:''Worked sixteen hours with hands and feet.
:''And when the moon was shining bright, 
:''They kept me working all the night.
:''One moonlight night, I hate to tell, 
:''I "accidentally" slipped and fell.
:''My pitchfork went right in between
:''Some cog wheels of that thresh-machine. 


:''Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay!
:''It made a noise that way.
:''And wheels and bolts and hay,
:''Went flying every way.
:''That stingy rube said, "Well!
:''A thousand gone to hell.''
:''But I did sleep that night,
:''I needed it all right.


:''Next day that stingy [[rube]] did say, 
:''"I'll bring my eggs to town today;
:''You grease my wagon up, you mutt, 
:''And don't forget to screw the nut.''
:''I greased his wagon all right, 
:''But I plumb forgot to screw the nut,
:''And when he started on that trip, 
:''The wheel slipped off and broke his hip. 


:''Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay!
:''It made a noise that way,
:''That rube was sure a sight,
:''And mad enough to fight;
:''His whiskers and his legs
:''Were full of scrambled eggs;
:''I told him, "That's too bad --
:''I'm feeling very sad"


:''And then that farmer said, "You turk! 
:''I bet you are an "I Won't Work".
:''He paid me off right there, By Gum! 
:''So I went home and told my chum.
:''Next day when threshing did commence, 
:''My chum was Johnny on the fence;
:''And 'pon my word, that awkward kid, 
:''He dropped his pitchfork, like I did. 


:''Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay!
:''It made a noise that way,
:''And part of that machine
:''Hit Reuben on the bean.
:''He cried, "Oh me, oh my;
:''I nearly lost my eye"
:''My partner said, "You're right --
:''It's bedtime now, good night"


:''But still that rube was pretty wise, 
:''These things did open up his eyes.
:''He said, "There must be something wrong; 
:''I think I work my men too long"
:''He cut the hours and raised the pay, 
:''Gave ham and eggs for every day,
:''Now gets his men from union hall, 
:''And has no "accidents" at all. 


:''Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay!
:''That rube is feeling gay;
:''He learned his lesson quick,
:''Just through a simple trick.
:''For fixing rotten jobs
:''And fixing greedy slobs,
:''This is the only way,
:''Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay!''

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