War on the Workers by Anne Feeney Lyrics
Listen up, we've got a war zone here today
Right in our heartland, and across the USA
These multinational bastards don't use tanks and guns it's true
But they've declared a war on us, fight back! It's up to you
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots
Going to work could be the death of you and me
But we're not unarmed--Our weapon's solidarity
Jim Beals and Karen Silkwood
The list goes on and on
With every year that passes 60,000 more are gone
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots
When they boost your co-pay, (it's a war on the workers!)
Don't you know what to say - (it's a war on the workers!)
When they talk privatization (it's a war on the workers!)
And co-operation (it's a war on the workers!)
When they call you “a team” (it's a war on the workers!)
You’d better learn how to scream (it's a war on the workers!)
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots
They can lock us out, they can lock us up -- We cannot give in
No more lies, no compromise! We’ll battle til we win!
It’s a war on the workers
It’s a war on the workers
It’s a war on the workers
And it’s time we started calling the shots
They call it "flexibility" (it's a war on the workers!)
But every working stiff can see (it's a war on the workers!)
When they poison our water (it's a war on the workers!)
Don’t go like lambs to the slaughter (it's a war on the workers!)
When they foul up the air (it's a war on the workers!)
You’ve gotta show that you care (it's a war on the workers!)
When they talk WTO (it's a war on the workers!)
We should be screaming HELL NO! (it's a war on the workers!)
Oh, it's a war on the workers--
It's a war on public education, it's a war on child labor protections, it's a war on the 8 hour day, it's a war on occupational health & safety, a war on social security -- Now thanks to WTO, GATT, NAFTA, MAI , the IMF and the World Bank it's a world wide war --
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And its time, sister and brothers, I said its time right now
That we started calling the shots
Right in our heartland, and across the USA
These multinational bastards don't use tanks and guns it's true
But they've declared a war on us, fight back! It's up to you
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots
Going to work could be the death of you and me
But we're not unarmed--Our weapon's solidarity
Jim Beals and Karen Silkwood
The list goes on and on
With every year that passes 60,000 more are gone
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots
When they boost your co-pay, (it's a war on the workers!)
Don't you know what to say - (it's a war on the workers!)
When they talk privatization (it's a war on the workers!)
And co-operation (it's a war on the workers!)
When they call you “a team” (it's a war on the workers!)
You’d better learn how to scream (it's a war on the workers!)
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots
They can lock us out, they can lock us up -- We cannot give in
No more lies, no compromise! We’ll battle til we win!
It’s a war on the workers
It’s a war on the workers
It’s a war on the workers
And it’s time we started calling the shots
They call it "flexibility" (it's a war on the workers!)
But every working stiff can see (it's a war on the workers!)
When they poison our water (it's a war on the workers!)
Don’t go like lambs to the slaughter (it's a war on the workers!)
When they foul up the air (it's a war on the workers!)
You’ve gotta show that you care (it's a war on the workers!)
When they talk WTO (it's a war on the workers!)
We should be screaming HELL NO! (it's a war on the workers!)
Oh, it's a war on the workers--
It's a war on public education, it's a war on child labor protections, it's a war on the 8 hour day, it's a war on occupational health & safety, a war on social security -- Now thanks to WTO, GATT, NAFTA, MAI , the IMF and the World Bank it's a world wide war --
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And its time, sister and brothers, I said its time right now
That we started calling the shots