They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn
But without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn.
We can break their haughty power, gain our freedom when we learn
That the union makes us strong.
Solidarity Forever is a classic, and definitely one of my favorites. However when it comes to expressing the power of the working class I prefer Joe Hill’s Workers of the World, Awaken!
If the workers take a notion,
They can stop all speeding trains;
Every ship upon the ocean
They can tie with mighty chains.
Every wheel in the creation,
Every mine and every mill,
Fleets and armies of the nation,
Will at their command stand still.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_Forever
Solidarity Forever is a classic, and definitely one of my favorites. However when it comes to expressing the power of the working class I prefer Joe Hill’s Workers of the World, Awaken!