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Joe Hill

Joe Hill lyrics by Paul Robeson. I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me Says I: But Joe, you're ten years dead I never died, said he I never...

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Joe Hill

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I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night

Alive as you and me

Says I: But Joe, you're ten years dead

I never died, said he

I never died, said he

The copper bosses killed you joe

They shot you Joe, says I

Takes more than guns to kill a man

Says Joe: I didn't die

Says Joe: I didn't die

In salt lake city, Joe, says I

Him standing by my bed

They framed you on a murder charge

Says Joe: But I ain't dead

Says Joe: But I ain't dead

And standing there as big as life

And smiling with his eyes

Says Joe: What they can never kill

Went on to organize

Went on to organize

From san diego up to Maine

In every mine and mill

Where workers fight and organize

It's there you find Joe Hill

It's there you find Joe Hill

I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night

Alive as you and me

Says I: But Joe, you're ten years dead

I never died, said he

I never died, said he

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