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There once was a union maid, she never was afraid,
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of goons and ginks and company finks,
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and the deputy sheriffs who made the raid.
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She went to the union hall when a meeting it was called,
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and when the Legion boys come 'round
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she always stood her ground.
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union.
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union 'til the day I die.
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This union maid was wise to the tricks of company spies,
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she couldn't be fooled by a company stool,
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she'd always organize the guys.
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She always got her way when she struck for better pay.
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She'd show her card to the National Guard,
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and this is what she'd say:
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You gals who want to be free, just take a tip from me,
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Get you a man who's a union man
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and join the ladies' auxiliary.
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Married life ain't hard when you got a union card,
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A union man has a happy life when he's got a union wife.