New Song for Labor Day

[catsittingstill]

I wrote this one in honor of Labor Day. This is also on my website, in the Songbook section.

Thank The Unions
lyrics and melody by Cat Faber 2012
mp3 here

        D                            G 
   I'd like to thank the Unions for giving us the weekend
          A                              D
   'Cause I don't know how you feel, but I'm enjoying mine!
      D                             G
   Remember that you have them, as long as you can keep them
      A                 A7             G        A       D
   I hate to break the news, but corporations aren't benign.

     D                            G
I'd like to thank the unions for safety regulations,
   G              D          D              A
It used to be so common, to maim a working slob.
     D                               G
Now children keep their fingers and worker's compensation
 G                 D             A7              D
Pays to treat the people who are injured on the job.

     D                            G
I'd like to thank the unions for forty hour workweeks
     G                D           D                 A
I'd like to thank the unions for breaks to eat and pee.
   D                          G
I know a little history, and you should know it also:
G                  D                 A7               D
People fought and died to get these simple things for me.

     D                            G
I'd like to thank the unions for sick days and vacation
   G              D       D              A
We use to just recover or even rest and play
       D                           G
There was a time when unions were mighty in the nation
     G                  D        A7        D
And that's why we're enjoying a holiday today.

    D                           G   
If you enjoy your weekend, and work for decent wages
      G                D            D                    A
Stand up and thank the unions that got these things for you
    D                              G 
And if you have a job that doesn't offer you these features
    G                  D           A7          D
Perhaps you should be looking into unionizing too!