Picket Sign

[Intro]
Ahem, ahem

[Chorus]
Everybody stand up and holler for the union
Let's give the brotherhood a cheer
Everybody stand up and holler for the union
I ain't hit a lick all year (Ahem)

[Verse 1]
Worked in the mill and I worked on the dock
I worked for the railroad line
Before I hit a lick under union scale
I'll carry this picket sign

[Chorus]
Everybody stand up and holler for the union
Let's give the brotherhood a cheer
Everybody stand up and holler for the union
I ain't hit a lick all year (Ahem)

[Verse 2]
Money's all gone and I'll admit
Got holes in both of my shoes
But I'm still a-smoking this big cigar
And a-paying my union dues

[Chorus]
Everybody stand up and holler for the union
Let's give the brotherhood a cheer
Everybody stand up and holler for the union
I ain't hit a lick all year (Ahem)

[Verse 3]
Lived on baloney nearly all of my life
A-waiting for a higher wage
I never had a taste of a t-bone steak
'Cause a steer ain't union made

[Verse 4]
Too old to work, too broke to quit
When I get to the end of the line
I may walk into a pauper's grave
But I'll carry this picket sign

[Chorus]
Everybody stand up and holler for the union
Let's give the brotherhood a cheer
Everybody stand up and holler for the union
I ain't hit a lick all year (Ahem)
Everybody stand up and holler for the union
Let's give the brotherhood a cheer
Everybody stand up and holler for the union
I ain't hit a lick all year

[Outro]
I want a lick
Hey, hey, let's give the brotherhood a cheer
Come on fellas
Two cents an hour
Heya, that's alright Leo