Peggy Seeger - Not Going To Give It Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYqD65ofSv4
NB Original is unaccompanied, but sung a tone below this,
ie chords to match it would be ///.
Oh, we worked and we fought for the little that s ours
And we re not gonna give it back
While you ride around in a Rolls Royce car
And we re not gonna give it back
You take away our bread and butter while you re drinking wine
And you send out the cops against the picket line
You tried it before but I swear this time
We re not gonna give it back
Chorus:
No we re not gonna give it back
We re not gonna give it back
We re not gonna give it back, no fear
We re not gonna give it back
Well, you want our wages and our benefits too
But we re not gonna give it back
To make less for us and more for you
And we re not gonna give it back
Your profits are higher than they ve ever been
The economy s a mess cos you re greedy as sin
And you never will care what shape we re in
And we re not gonna give it back
Chorus
We won the right to bargain and the right to strike
And we re not gonna give it back
Now you think you can cancel them whenever you like
And we re not gonna give it back
Listen while I tell you bout the rich and poor
It s what my momma told me all about the class war
And it s mighty plain to see what the union s for
And we re not gonna give it back
Chorus
It s the same old story bout the wealthy few
Getting rich off the worker s back
You divide us up by giving jobs to two
While another two get the sack
Up to now you ve had your ride for free
But we ll put a picket line around the whole country
And we ll set up a banner for the world to see
That says you re never gonna get it back
End-Chorus x 2:
No you re never gonna get it back
You re never gonna get it back
You re never gonna get it back, no fear
You re never gonna get it back