Joe Hill's Last Will
Words:Joe Hill, U.S.A.
First appeared:Written in his cell November 15, 1915, the eve of his execution in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Editorial note
Written by Joe Hill the night before his execution, 15 November 1915.
Poem
My will is easy to decide,
For there is nothing to divide.
My kin don't need to fuss and moan —
“Moss does not cling to a rolling stone.”
My body? Ah, if I could choose,
I would to ashes it reduce,
And let the merry breezes blow
My dust to where some flowers grow.
Perhaps some fading flower then
Would come to life and bloom again.
This is my last and final will,
Good luck to all of you,
—Joe Hill
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