Verse 1
First appearence, 35th edition.
Verse 2
jest for fun. With a inick- back paddy whack throw a scab a stone.
Verse 3
wcab is go - ing home!
Verse 4
This little scab, s/he plays one,
Shhe is scabbing just for fun,
Chorus
With a inick-knack paddy-whack
Throw a scab a stone.
Verse 5
This little scab is going home!
This little scab, s/he plays two,
Is there nothing s/he won't do?
Verse 6
This little scab, s/he plays three,
Scab on you and scab on me.
Verse 7
This little scab, s/he plays four,
Helps the boss keep workers poor.
Verse 8
This little scab, s/he plays five,
Verse 9
This time s/he gets out alive.
Verse 10
This little scab, s/he plays six,
Scabbing's how s/he gets her/his kicks.
Verse 11
This little scab, s/he plays seven,
This little scab won't go to heaven.
Verse 12
This little scab, s/he plays eight,
Hurry scab or you'll be late.
This little scab, s/he plays nine,
Walked across a picket line.
Verse 13
This little scab, s/he plays ten,
This little scab won't scab again.
Verse 14
This was Written on the Augustana Nursing Home line in Chicago,
we oF ors 76 At one point the he cope wee called In becaae he owe
artistic strikers were making spowpeople on the nursing home's front lawn that
the scabs recognized as obscene caricatures of themselves.
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