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no one's gonna hold them down today |
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they're ready to fight for their rights on may |
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3rd, 1886 chicago burned with the fire |
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they lit the workers were on strike |
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cause money's tight the pigs were out and looking for a fight |
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they opened fire into the crowd |
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a worker was hit and he went down |
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no one's gonna hold them down |
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no! they're gonna burn this ****in' town |
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august spies denounced capitalism |
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but he urged no violence |
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he was addressing a crowd |
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of workers the pigs ordered him silenced |
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a bomb was thrown and the sirens wailed |
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a pig laid dead and they were jailed |
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that day the system failed |
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you know it never fails |
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if you think you can crush these ideas |
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that are gaining ground more each day |
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if death is the penalty for proclaiming |
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truth then i'll proudly and defiantly pay |
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four men were sentenced to death to set an example |
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to all the rest who would dare |
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to stand up and protest |
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the injustices we all detest |
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