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 Worlda 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 | 2:54 | |
102
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Mr. Block | Joe Glazer | 2:41 | |
103
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50,000 Lumberjacks | Joe Glazer | 2:40 | |
104
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Pie in the Sky (Preacher and the Slave) | Joe Glazer | 2:47 | |
105
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Workingman Unite | Joe Glazer | 2:09 | |
106
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Dump the Bosses Off Your Back | Joe Glazer | 2:35 | |
107
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Joe Hill | Joe Glazer | 2:35 | |
201
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Hallelujah, I'm a Bum | Joe Glazer | 2:07 | |
202
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The Rebel Girl | Joe Glazer | 2:42 | |
203
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There is Power in a Union | Joe Glazer | 2:35 | |
204
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Boom Went the Boom | Joe Glazer | 2:22 | |
205
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Ralph Chaplin Speaks | Joe Glazer | 8:20 | |
206
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Solidarity Forever | Joe Glazer | 2:28 |