The New America
Verse 1
Weil, the bosses sure thought they were smart
When they tried to cut our pay;
They said, “We can hire the likes of you
For fifty bucks a day.“
But they didn't count on the union,
Verse 2
We were solid, every man
And every woman in that factory
Stuck firmly te our plan.
And this expert in a suit and tie
Qn the TY news at ten,
Verse 3
He asked, "How long more can you hold out?”
I said, “One more day than them.”
Chorus
If we've told them once, well we've told them twice,
And we've told them again and again,
Verse 4
That no matter what we're holding out
One more day than them!
There was times it kinda got to us,
Living hand to mouth each day.
The government called us wreckers,
We just wanted decent pay.
Verse 5
But we stood together, all of us.
No, not one of us gave in,
And we knew that if we hung in there
The bosses would cave in.
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Verse 6
Then we got this call from the manager,
Asking what we meant to do;
He asked, "How long more will you hold on?"
We said, “One more day than you.”
Their order books, well! they were full,
Verse 7
But production lagged behind,
‘Cos the scabs brought in to work our shifts
Couldn't make the goods in time;
He said he wanted to talk to us,
And that his words were good and true,
Verse 8
We said, "That's good, ‘cos we'll be holding out
Just one more day than you.”
Chorus
Now me and Sandy, we get up each day
And we go through that factory gate,
Where each day we hear that whistle blow
At around fifteen past eight.
Verse 9
Well it's dirty work, an’ it's tiring work
And it sure ain't any fun,
But we hold our heads up proud and tall,
Just a-knowing thal we won.
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Verse 10
No, we didn't fear the bosses’ threats
When they tried to drive us down,
‘Cos when workers all together stand,
Solidarity is found.
So, if anybody asks of you,
Verse 11
Just you tell ‘em again and again,
Just no matter what, you're holding out,
Just one more day than them.
The words of this song were inspired by the 1984/85 British miners strike,
the 1986 SEQEB workers dispute and the [990 Cockatoo island workers
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