There Is Power in a Union

There is power in democracy, power in the land Power in the hands of a worker But it all amounts to nothing if together we don't stand There is power in a union Now the lessons of the past were all learned in workers' blood The mistakes of the bosses we must pay for From the cities to the farmlands, in trenches full of mud Cause war has always been the bosses' way, sir The union forever defending our rights Let's fight the right wing, all workers unite With our brothers and sisters from many far off lands There is power in a union Now I long for the time that they realize Brutality and unjust laws cannot defeat us But who'll defend the workers who cannot organize? When the GOP send their attorneys out to cheat us? Money speaks for money, the devil for his own Who'll come to speak for the skin and the bone? What comfort to a widow, a light for a child There is power in a union The union forever defending our rights Let's fight the right wing, all workers unite With our brothers and sisters from many far off lands There is power in a union With social justice and equality For every man and woman who wants it There is power in a union --- There Is Power in a Union - Street Dogs