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Gather Round

from Historic Times by David Rovics

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From Punk Baroque.

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Gather round all you workers Whether you have a job or not
You who pick the tomatoes You who grow the pot
You who stay home to raise the children You that record the sound
You who flip the burgers All you workers gather round
Gather round all you workers All of you who pull the shots
You who wash the dishes Park the cars in parking lots
You who dig the ditches To put the caskets in the ground
You who clean the bathrooms All you workers gather round

Gather round all you workers All of you who write the code
You who teach the children You who pave the roads
You who run the freight trains Wherever they be bound
You who drive the buses All you workers gather round
Gather round all you workers Struggling to pay the rent
You who work a second job And wonder where all the time went
You there in the sleeping bag Shivering on the ground
In the houses, on the sidewalks All you workers gather round

Gather round all you workers All you actors on the screen
You who point the cameras And write for the magazines
You who launch the missiles You who fire from the ground
You who fly the helicopters All you workers gather round
Gather round all you workers Gather round and you will know
That gathered all together We can vanquish any foe
As sure as we're made of water So history has found
The workers have the power If all we workers gather round

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from Historic Times, released May 1, 2019

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David Rovics Portland, Oregon

Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), anarchist, dad, lover of life.

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