Name: Union Town
Duration: P00H03M03S
Description: A song of solidarity and triumph.

Union Town

from UNAMERICAN by Cletus Got Shot

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A song of solidarity and triumph.

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Dig deeper in the coal mine,
deeper in the ground.
Keep your mouth sealed shut
and your head hanging low.
Listen to the sound
of the working class breaking its back.
The preacher’s always screaming
that your mansion’s in the sky.
That’s good for the saints
but not a working guy.
Stand up hand in hand for Union Town.
Oh, the fire rages on but we all stand as one.
Oh, the day the company man burned Union Town.
The bosses at the top say
dig a little deeper,
'cause the mansions at the top
need to get a little bigger;
squeeze every penny they can
from the sweat of your brow.
Five weeks long
the workers stood strong.
But the boss man said
“Today is the day”
The day that the company man
burned Union Town.
Oh, the fire rages on but we all stand as one.
Oh, the day the company man burned Union Town.
Throw down your shovels
and throw down your picks.
Are you really making money
if your kid’s still sick?
It doesn’t matter where you are;
this is your home town.
Every man in every town,
we can all light a fire
they can’t burn down.
Take down the company man
that rapes your town.
Oh, the fire rages on but we all stand as one.
Oh, the day that Union Town burned the company man.
The day that Union Town burned the company man.

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from UNAMERICAN, track released June 19, 2010
Lyrics by Adam Cox

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