[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I am a worker and I say it with pride
The rich and their system I ve always defied.
The wealth is created by our class far and wide
But the fruits of our labour are always denied.
The system s bad, bad, it will have to go.
[Verse 2]
I ve worked with men from all over the globe,
We re all of one class, we share weal and woe,
But lately the racists have been launching attacks.
Directed against the entire working class.
We must fight, yes, we ve got to fight back.
[Verse 3]
Lately my wages have been going right down.
The same thing is true for each worker in town,
The government has not got our interests at heart,
Just keeping alive has become quite an art.
They go down, down, yes, wages go down.
[Verse 4]
I went to the union to ask what to do,
But the man at headquarters just hadn t a clue.
He had a portrait of Callaghan and before it he knelt,
And his only advice was to tighten my belt.
He speaks for the rich and not for the working man.
[Verse 5]
The cause of all problems is the capitalist class.
They cause wars, they cause hardship - and they always blame us.
With our Marxist-Leninist Party to lead,
We have the solution - what the working class needs
Is proletarian revolution.