Letra de 50,000 Lumberjacks

[Verse 1]
50,000 lumberjacks, fifty thousand packs
50,000 dirty rolls of blankets on their backs
50,000 minds made up to strike and strike like men
For fifty years they've packed a bed, but never will again
[Chorus]
"Such a lot of devils" -- that's what the papers say --
"They've gone on strike for shorter hours and a raise in pay:
They left the camps, the lazy tramps, they all walked out as one;
They say they'll win the strike or put the bosses on the bum."
[Verse 2]
50,000 wooden bunks full of things that crawl;
50,000 restless men have left them once for all
One by one they dared not say "The hours are much too long."
But they could shout it now because they're 50,000 strong
[Chorus]
"Such a lot of devils" -- that's what the papers say --
"They've gone on strike for shorter hours and a raise in pay:
They left the camps, the lazy tramps, they all walked out as one;
They say they'll win the strike or put the bosses on the bum."
[Verse 3]
Now take a tip, miss the boss; plan some cozy rooms
Six or eight spring beds in each, with towels, sheets, and brooms
Shower baths for men who work will keep them well and fit
A laundry, too, and drying room would help a little bit
And get some dishes white and clean, good pure food to eat
See that cook has help enough to keep the table neat
Tap the bell for eight hours' work, treat the boys like men
And 50,000 lumberjacks may come to work again
[Chorus]
"Such a lot of devils" -- that's what the papers say --
"They've gone on strike for shorter hours and a raise in pay:
They left the camps, the lazy tramps, they all walked out as one;
They say they'll win the strike or put the bosses on the bum."