Various Artists Discography Songs for Political Action: Folk...

Songs for Political Action: Folk Music, Topical Songs and the American Left: 1926–1953

Release date 1996

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

0:37

6

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

3:17

21

The Rich Man and the Poor Man

2:58

22

The Poor Forgotten Man

2:45

23

2:34

24

The Internationale

2:15

25

Rise Up (Comintern)

2:24

26

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

3:05

31

3:01

32

1:55

33

Write Me Out My Union Card

1:32

34

We Shall Not Be Moved

1:42

35

1:46

36

Solidarity Forever

2:45

37

The Strange Funeral in Braddock

7:08

38

Abraham Lincoln, Parts 1 & 2

5:18

39

2:32

40

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

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

2:45

53

Southern Exposure

3:06

54

2:39

55

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

2:17

61

C For Conscription

1:29

62

Washington Breakdown

1:28

63

2:39

64

Ballad of October 16th

2:42

65

2:21

66

2:57

67

2:18

68

Which Side Are You On?

2:05

69

Get Thee Behind Me, Satan

2:34

70

2:09

71

2:57

72

Songs for Bridges

3:06

73

2:43

74

Blow Ye Winds, Heigh Ho

2:43

75

3:12

76

Blow the Man Down

2:32

77

The Golden Vanity

3:02

78

2:21

79

The Coast of High Barbary

2:30

80

Greenland Fishing

2:49

81

The Dodger Song

2:35

82

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

2:20

90

Round and Round Hitler's Grave

2:50

91

2:34

92

Deliver the Goods

2:26

93

3:08

94

3:10

95

Keep That Oil A-Rollin’

2:46

96

I’m Looking for a Home (Housing Song)

2:18

97

2:54

98

Song of the Free

2:01

99

2:57

100

2:28

101

2:47

102

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

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

2:14

113

Solidarity Forever

2:53

114

Dollar Ain’t a Dollar Anymore

2:47

115

3:06

116

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

3:05

136

Sally Don't You Grieve

2:24

137

2:30

138

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

2:17

143

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

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

2:48

153

The Rankin Tree

1:55

154

2:22

155

3:19

156

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

1:13

167

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

2:42

175

2:10

176

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

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

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

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

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

2:45

206

Old Lady With a Rolling Pin

2:44

207

3:13

208

2:50

209

Elephant and the Ass

2:31

210

Hungry Rhapsody

3:14

211

3:04

212

Ballad of F.D.R.

2:54

213

2:22

214

Mein Shtelele Belz

3:02

215

2:20

216

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

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

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

0:59

232

Lay That Ballot Down, Parts 1 & 2

2:26

233

Fertilizer Song

3:04

234

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

1:29

248

Wallace Button / Goodbye, Harry

1:49

249

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

3:02

260

We Shall Not Be Moved

1:03

261

2:45

262

2:59

263

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

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

3:09

273

Songs of My Hands

3:11

274

3:03

275

3:02

276

2:05

277

Die gedanken sind frei

1:20

278

Walk Along Together

2:43

279

Put My Name Down

2:46

280

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

1:44

290

Unite for Unity

2:31

291

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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