JOE HILL

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I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night,
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Alive as you or me
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Says I, "But Joe, you're ten years dead,"
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   "I never died," says he
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   "I never died," says he

"In Salt Lake, Joe," says I to him,
Him standing by my bed,
"They framed you on a murder charge,"
Says Joe, "But I ain't dead,"
Says Joe, "But I ain't dead."

"The copper bosses killed you, Joe,
They shot you, Joe," says I.
"Takes more than guns to kill a man,"
Says Joe, "I didn't die,"
Says Joe, "I didn't die."

And standing there as big as life
And smiling with his eyes
Joe says, "What they forgot to kill
Went on to organize,
Went on to organize."

"Joe Hill ain't dead," he says to me,
"Joe Hill ain't never died.
Where working men are out on strike
Joe Hill is at their side,
Joe Hill is at their side."

"From San Diego up to Maine,
In every mine and mill,
Where workers strike and organize,"
Says he, "You'll find Joe Hill,"
Says he, "You'll find Joe Hill."

I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night,
Alive as you or me
Says I, "But Joe, you're ten years dead,"
"I never died," says he
"I never died," says he

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Music by Earl Robinson, copyright 1938 by Bob Miller, Inc.

Joe Hill, a great organizer and poet, was executed in 1915 on a
murder charge which union circles have always considered a frame-
up.  This song, written in his memory, is one of the most moving
of all the labor songs.
Recorded by Paul Robeson, Baez- One Day at a Time

(Digital Tradition of October 1994)
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JOE HILL'S LAST WILL
  by Joe Hill

My will is easy to decide
For I have nothing to divide
My kin don't need to weep and moan
Moss does not cling to a rolling stone

My body? oh, if I could choose
I would to ashes it reduce
And let the merry breezes blow
My dust to where some flowers grow

Perhaps some fading flower then
Would soon rise up and grow green again
This is my last and final will
Good luck to all of you,
                        Joe Hill

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Joel Hagglund (Joseph Hillstrom, Joe Hill) emigrated from  Sweden
to the US in 1902.  He was executed in 1915.  He was prominent in
the Wobblies.
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(DT of October 1994)
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Joe Hill's Will (songwright format)
 
N-Joe Hill's Will
C-Ethel Raim
A-Joe Hill
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L-                  My will  is   ea-         sy  to  de- cide.     For there is   no-    thing   to  di- vide.   My     kin  don't
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(DT of October 1994)

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