Power on the Job

Tune: “Everywhere I Go” by Jackson Browne

We will have power if we organize,

We will have power if we organize, power on the job.

Every day we come to work.

Our boss is nasty and a total jerk.

He is a bully and he’s mean and rude.

I wish to God there was something that we could do.

He’ll change his tack if we organize,

We can fight back if we wake up and we realize,

That we’ll have power if we organize, power on the job,

We’ll have power on the job.

Workin’ for a change with the voice of one

Is like tryin’ to push a string, it just can’t be done.

They’ll listen very nicely and they’ll smile and grin,

But when the time comes they won’t do a thing.

They’ll totally ignore you or delay and stall,

You might as well be talking to a brick wall.

We’ll never get anywhere on our own,

‘Cause what we need is power on the job.

I went to visit with my boss’s boss.

Got up the courage to stay calm and get my point across.

He said he’d check it out and loop me in,

But in two weeks he up and promoted him.

We will be heard if we organize,

They’ll get the word if we organize and unionize,

We will have power if we organize, power on the job,

We’ll have power on the job.

A solitary singer doesn’t make much noise

But if we all sing with a single voice,

In unison together on the verse and chorus,

They’ll find it difficult to ignore us.

And if we get together and we organize,

We’ll see a transformation right before our eyes.

I’m not saying that it’s easy or a cakewalk

But they’re gonna have to listen when the union talks.

We can speak out if we organize,

We’ll have real clout if we mobilize and unionize.

We will have power if we organize, power on the job.

We’ll have power on the job.

We will have power when we organize,

We will have power when we organize, power on the job.

We’ll have power on the job.

We’ll have power on the job, etc.

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