Verse 1
I'm Dreaming of a Fair Contract
I'm dreaming of a fair contract,
The best agreement we have known,
One with no concessions,
That we'll vote yes on,
Verse 2
A real union milestone.
I'm dreaming of a fair contract,
With every picketline | walk;
Till this union-busting is stopped,
And we make the bosses sit and talk.
Verse 3
I'm dreaming of a fair contract,
Without a cut in benefits:
We have worked for our share,
Of decent healthcare,
And not for the profits of the rich.
I'm dreaming of a fair contract,
Verse 4
With every plant we occupy;
Till we stop that scab coal supply,
And we've won a victory for our side!
Julie McCall adapted this from music coming out of the 1989
Pittston coal mining strike in West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky.
Verse 16
Well it's a long time on the street
And the rockin’ chair money‘s all gone, *
It's a long time on the street
And the rockin’ chair moncy’s ali gone.
I'm down to rollin’ my own
And pickin’ butts off the lawn.
Verse 6
Went to the employment office
To see what I could find,
I went to the employment office
To see what I could find.
Six hundred other people there
Same thing on their mind.
Verse 21
Told the interviewer
I'd do anything but shovel crap,
I'd told the interviewer
I'd do anything but shovel crap.
He told me he was sorry,
There was only one opening for that.
Verse 22
When I was drawing compensation *
They'd hang any job on my neck,
Yes, when I was drawing compensation
They'd hang any job on my neck.
But now that old rockin’ chair's busted
They won't let me past the first desk.
Verse 23
President said on television
That things was mighty fine,
The president said on television
That things was mighty fine.
Man at the supermarket tells me
No grocenes sold on time.
Verse 10
are eligible for only half as long as are Canadian workers for
corresponding benefits.
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