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I Will Win: Songs of the Wobblies

Joe Glazer
I Will Win: Songs of the Wobblies

What’s a Wobbly? Legend has it that a Chinese cook in a railroad gang while proudly announcing that he was a member of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World—a union formed to organize all workers) was heard to say he was a member of the "I-Wobbly-Wobbly." Despite their humorous nickname, the members of IWW experienced tremendous struggles which were often documented through song. Starting as a one-paged leaflet headed by the words: ""Sing and fight! Right was the tyrant king who said: ‘Beware of a movement that sings’" the IWW’s Little Red Song Book soon grew to include dozens of songs including Ralph Chaplin’s "Solidarity Forever." As a special treat, this album also includes excerpts from Chaplin’s speech at a woodworker’s convention in 1960.

Track Listing

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The Commonwealth of Toil Joe Glazer 02:54
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Mr. Block Joe Glazer 02:41
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50,000 Lumberjacks Joe Glazer 02:40
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Pie in the Sky (Preacher and the Slave) Joe Glazer 02:47
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Workingman Unite Joe Glazer 02:09
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Dump the Bosses Off Your Back Joe Glazer 02:35
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Joe Hill Joe Glazer 02:35
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Hallelujah, I'm a Bum Joe Glazer 02:07
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The Rebel Girl Joe Glazer 02:42
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There is Power in a Union Joe Glazer 02:35
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Boom Went the Boom Joe Glazer 02:22
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Ralph Chaplin Speaks Joe Glazer 08:20
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Solidarity Forever Joe Glazer 02:28