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Songs for Political Action: Folk...
Songs for Political Action: Folk Music, Topical Songs and the American Left: 1926–1953
Release date
1996
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Tracklist
1
The Boll Weevil
2:38
2
Patriotic Diggers
2:22
3
London’s Bridge Is Falling Down
1:06
4
Risselty Rosselty
1:07
5
Old Grey Mare
0:37
6
Hands
2:42
7
Ragged Hungry Blues, Part 1
2:35
8
Ragged Hungry Blues, Part 2
2:56
9
I’m Going to Organize, Baby Mine
1:21
10
I Don’t Want Your Millions Mister
1:40
11
Raggedy, Raggedy
1:32
12
No More Mourning
1:07
13
Join the Union Tonight
0:45
14
We’re Going to Roll the Union On
1:00
15
There Is Mean Things Happening in This Land
0:48
16
Farmer's Letter to the President
2:58
17
Farm Relief Blues
2:56
18
11 Cent Cotton, 40 Cent Meat
2:55
19
The Hootenanny Song
3:14
20
Bank Failures
3:17
21
The Rich Man and the Poor Man
2:58
22
The Poor Forgotten Man
2:45
23
The Soup Song
2:34
24
The Internationale
2:15
25
Rise Up (Comintern)
2:24
26
United Front
1:55
27
Forward, We’ve Not Forgotten
2:12
28
In Praise of Learning
1:46
29
On the Picket Line
2:56
30
Hold the Fort
3:05
31
Casey Jones
3:01
32
Sit Down
1:55
33
Write Me Out My Union Card
1:32
34
We Shall Not Be Moved
1:42
35
Join the Union
1:46
36
Solidarity Forever
2:45
37
The Strange Funeral in Braddock
7:08
38
Abraham Lincoln, Parts 1 & 2
5:18
39
Joe Hill
2:32
40
Spring Song
3:36
41
The Old Chisholm Trail
2:59
42
Old Paint (The Horse With the Union Label)
3:07
43
Capitalistic Boss, Parts 1 & 2
6:58
44
Little Theater on the Right
2:29
45
Little Theater on the Left
2:42
46
Nine Foot Shovel
2:40
47
Chain Gang Boun’
2:59
48
Trouble
3:19
49
Going Home, Boys
2:52
50
Cryin’ Who? Cryin’ You! Parts 1 & 2
5:44
51
Told My Captain
3:17
52
Jerry
2:45
53
Southern Exposure
3:06
54
Uncle Sam Says
2:39
55
Jim Crow Train
3:03
56
Bad Housing Blues
2:33
57
Hard Time Blues
2:43
58
Defense Factory Blues
2:41
59
Strange Death of John Doe
1:24
60
Billy Boy
2:17
61
C For Conscription
1:29
62
Washington Breakdown
1:28
63
Lisa Jane
2:39
64
Ballad of October 16th
2:42
65
Plow Under
2:21
66
Talking Union
2:57
67
Union Train
2:18
68
Which Side Are You On?
2:05
69
Get Thee Behind Me, Satan
2:34
70
Union Maid
2:09
71
All I Want
2:57
72
Songs for Bridges
3:06
73
Babe o’ Mine
2:43
74
Blow Ye Winds, Heigh Ho
2:43
75
Haul Away, Joe
3:12
76
Blow the Man Down
2:32
77
The Golden Vanity
3:02
78
Away Rio
2:21
79
The Coast of High Barbary
2:30
80
Greenland Fishing
2:49
81
The Dodger Song
2:35
82
Ground Hog
2:36
83
State of Arkansas
2:43
84
Hard, Ain't It Hard
2:33
85
I Ride an Old Paint
2:33
86
House of the Rising Sun
2:53
87
The Weaver’s Song
2:37
88
Dear Mr. President
2:50
89
Belt Line Girl
2:20
90
Round and Round Hitler's Grave
2:50
91
Side by Side
2:34
92
Deliver the Goods
2:26
93
Reuben James
3:08
94
Boomtown Bill
3:10
95
Keep That Oil A-Rollin’
2:46
96
I’m Looking for a Home (Housing Song)
2:18
97
Amsterdam Maid
2:54
98
Song of the Free
2:01
99
In Washington
2:57
100
Overtime Pay
2:28
101
Quinte Brigada
2:47
102
Jarama Valley
2:47
103
Spanish Marching Song
2:38
104
Cook House / The Young Man From Alcala
2:39
105
Quinte Regimento
2:20
106
Quarter Master Song
2:03
107
Little Man on a Fence
2:32
108
Jim Crow
2:49
109
You Better Get Ready
2:32
110
Hold the Fort / We Shall Not Be Moved
3:01
111
U.A.W. – C.I.O.
2:06
112
Hold On
2:14
113
Solidarity Forever
2:53
114
Dollar Ain’t a Dollar Anymore
2:47
115
Horace Greeley
3:06
116
Kevin Barry
2:44
117
The House I Live In
3:08
118
A Man’s a Man for a’That
2:24
119
Drill Ye Tarriers Drill
2:45
120
The Frozen Logger
2:32
121
Jefferson and Liberty
2:43
122
Sweet Betsy From Pike / Dirty Miner
3:07
123
Grand Coolee Dam
2:58
124
Free and Equal Blues, Parts 1 & 2
5:08
125
The Century of the Common Man
3:04
126
I’m a Native American Nazi
3:02
127
Join the U.A.W.-C.I.O.
2:36
128
Keeping Score for ’44
2:22
129
The U.A.W. Train
2:28
130
Susan’s in the Union
2:32
131
The Rollback Blues
2:18
132
Mama Don’t Allow
2:06
133
Farmer-Labor Train
2:52
134
So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You (WWII version)
2:47
135
Talking Sailor
3:05
136
Sally Don't You Grieve
2:24
137
Citizen C.I.O.
2:30
138
No More Blues
2:50
139
We’ve Got a Plan
2:35
140
Social Worker’s Talking Blues
2:32
141
I’m Gonna Put My Name Down
3:03
142
Freedom Road
2:17
143
Landlord
2:40
144
Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
2:43
145
Beloved Comrade
2:48
146
The Man Who Couldnt Walk Around
3:04
147
I'm the Guy
1:31
148
Little Man Sitting on a Fence
2:44
149
When the Country Is Broke
0:45
150
Money in the Pocket
1:50
151
Our Fight Is Yours
2:11
152
Moses Green
2:48
153
The Rankin Tree
1:55
154
Talking Bilbo
2:22
155
This Old World
3:19
156
No. 1 Stooge
2:15
157
Song of My Hands
3:12
158
Mad as I Can Be
1:56
159
Jackie Robinson
2:39
160
High Price Blues
2:46
161
Black, Brown & White
2:38
162
Nix on Mundt/Nixon
2:26
163
The Daily Worker’s Song
1:48
164
Taft-Hartley Blues
2:45
165
Parnell Thomas Blues
4:04
166
Turn Me Loose
1:13
167
Snowball
1:39
168
Swingin’ on a Scab
2:37
169
On to Sacramento
2:09
170
Atomic Talking Blues
3:44
171
Newspapermen Meet Such Interesting People
3:42
172
Passing Through
1:50
173
Listen Mr. Bilbo
2:40
174
Joe Hill
2:42
175
O.P.A. Shout
2:10
176
Voting Union
1:46
177
Get Out the Vote
0:54
178
A Dollar Ain’t a Dollar Anymore
2:22
179
A Dollar for P.A.C.
2:44
180
Oh, What Congress Done to Me
0:54
181
Four P.A.C. Nursery Rhymes
1:12
182
D.D.T.
1:44
183
Fare Ye Well, Bad Congressman
1:25
184
No, No, No Discrimination
0:53
185
Voter, Oh Voter
1:23
186
Intro: Commonwealth of Toil
3:26
187
We’ve Got Our Eyes on You
2:52
188
Talking Union
3:06
189
The Preacher and the Slave
2:56
190
Which Side Are You On?
2:36
191
Solidarity Forever
3:34
192
The Whole Wide World Around
3:59
193
Hold the Fort / Conclusion
3:04
194
Talking P.A.C.
2:33
195
Conversation With a Mule
2:08
196
The Farmer Is the Man
1:42
197
Join the Farmer’s Union
1:14
198
Talking Atom
2:52
199
Newspapermen Meet Such Interesting People
3:10
200
Skillet Good & Greasy
0:53
201
T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)
2:08
202
Cumberland Mountain Bear Chase
2:39
203
Walk in Peace, Part 1
2:41
204
Walk in Peace, Part 2
2:36
205
Atomic Energy
2:45
206
Old Lady With a Rolling Pin
2:44
207
Red Boogie
3:13
208
Unity Rhumba
2:50
209
Elephant and the Ass
2:31
210
Hungry Rhapsody
3:14
211
Housing
3:04
212
Ballad of F.D.R.
2:54
213
Jim Crow
2:22
214
Mein Shtelele Belz
3:02
215
Zhonkoye
2:20
216
Travelin’
1:50
217
Black, Brown and White Blues
2:30
218
The Death of Harry Simms
1:45
219
Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
1:15
220
No Irish Need Apply
2:26
221
Unemployment Compensation Blues
3:02
222
The Fireship
2:58
223
Johnny, I Hardly Knew You
3:02
224
The Peekskill Story, Parts 1 & 2
6:26
225
Wasn't That a Time
2:59
226
Dig My Grave
2:30
227
Freight Train Blues
2:36
228
Love Song Blues
3:24
229
If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)
2:17
230
We’re Keeping Score ’44
3:33
231
No More Blues
0:59
232
Lay That Ballot Down, Parts 1 & 2
2:26
233
Fertilizer Song
3:04
234
Talking F.T.A.
3:00
235
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
2:37
236
Round and Round the Canneries
2:18
237
My Name Is Cannery Bill
3:00
238
The Bosses’ Gang
2:27
239
Bye, Bye Bosses
2:35
240
New Walls of Jericho (Wallace Fit the Battle of America)
2:39
241
Henry Wallace Is the Man
2:54
242
Corrido to Wallace and Taylor
1:35
243
Second Corrido to Wallace and Taylor
1:21
244
Battle Hymn of ’48
1:38
245
Same Old Merry Go-Round
1:44
246
I’ve Got a Ballot
1:32
247
Great Day
1:29
248
Wallace Button / Goodbye, Harry
1:49
249
Henry Wallace
4:12
250
We Can Win With Wallace
1:23
251
Work With Wallace
2:45
252
Century of the Common Man
1:46
253
Wallace Is the Man for Me
2:09
254
Yankee Doodle, Tell the Boss
2:48
255
Intro: New York City
2:36
256
Marcantaonio for Me
1:02
257
Skip to the Polls
1:11
258
Marc Antonio for Mayor
1:03
259
Now, Right Now
3:02
260
We Shall Not Be Moved
1:03
261
Oh, Freedom
2:45
262
Ben Davis
2:59
263
M.T.A.
2:30
264
People’s Choice
1:16
265
Keep a-Goin’ and a-Growin’
1:44
266
The Riddle of Thurman Towns
3:25
267
Grapes to Pick
2:22
268
Medley: I Don’t Want to Get Adjusted / Stand Up and Be Counted / We Will Overcome / The Progressive Party Is Here to Stay
3:32
269
Pity the Downtrodden Landlord
2:22
270
The Hammer Song
1:59
271
Banks of Marble
2:54
272
Spring Song
3:09
273
Songs of My Hands
3:11
274
My Old Man
3:03
275
I'm on My Way
3:02
276
In Contempt
2:05
277
Die gedanken sind frei
1:20
278
Walk Along Together
2:43
279
Put My Name Down
2:46
280
Hold On
1:45
281
Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel
0:58
282
I've Got a Right
2:43
283
We Shall Overcome
3:19
284
Talking Un-American Blues
3:29
285
Old Bolshevik Song
1:44
286
The Cloakmaker’s Union
0:33
287
Land of the Daily Worker
0:57
288
Our Line’s Been Changed Again
1:51
289
In Old Moscow
1:44
290
Unite for Unity
2:31
291
Bill Bailey
2:43
292
The Last Internationale
2:06
293
The Giveaway Boys in Washington
1:38
294
Joe McCarthy’s Band
2:00
295
I've Got To Know
5:32
296
This Land Is Your Land
2:26
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