Folk and Traditional Song Lyrics:
Where the Fraser River Flows
Where the Fraser River Flows
Where the Fraser River Flows
(Joe Hill)
Fellow workers pay attention
To what I'm going to mention
For it is the fixed intention
Of the Workers of the World
And I hope you'll all be ready
True-hearted, brave and steady
To gather round our standard
When the red flag is unfurled
Where the Fraser River flows
Each fellow worker knows
They have bullied and oppressed us
But still our union grows
And we're going to find a way, boys
For shorter hours and better pay, boys
We're going to win the day, boys
Where the Fraser River flows
Now, these gunny-sack contractors
Have all been dirty actors
They're not our benefactors
Each fellow worker knows
So we've got to stick together
In fine or dirty weather
We will show no white feather
Where the Fraser River flows
Now, the boss the law is stretching
Bulls and pimps he's fetching
They are a fine collection
As Jesus only knows
But why their mothers reared them
And why the devil spared them
Are questions we can't answer
Where the Fraser River flows
AJS
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