“The Bum and the Plute” Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: Unknown. The bum and the plute, as they traveled one day, With moral discourses cut shorter the way. Said the plute to the bum, in his kindliest sob, “Why don’t you find work, and stay on the job?” Says the bum to the plute, “Sir, I’m …
“When” Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: Unknown. When the last festive banquet is ended And the sad final hymnal is sung; When the scars of the conflict are mended, And the teeth on the hat-peg are hung; When the phonies all yield to the shirkers, And the plutocrats weep in their beer, The trenchant Industrial Workers …
“Quiet, Please!” Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: Unknown. The furor of the Fuehrer had subsided in a day And rumbling tones of II Duce sounded flat and far away. The silences of commissars fell on our ear absurd, And “Ataturk” was searching for a real nutritious word. And East and West the silence rang; re-echoed North …
“I Might Suggest” Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: Unknown. If drinking makes the poor man poor, And makes the rich one rich; One cannot designate for sure Just which of these is which. And if my premise isn’t right— That drinking brings the plunder, Or that it operates to blight, And drive …
“Mileage” Sheet Music (pdf). “Mileage” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: “You’re a Million Miles from Nowhere (When You’re One Little Mile from Home).” Though you travel the whole world o’er, See the ends of the earth and more, Far in the ambient air, You’ve never yet been anywhere. You’re a million miles …
“I Wear a Pitchfork” Sheet Music (pdf). “I Wear a Pitchfork” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: “When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose.” Ah boys, this game of threshing breaks my simple, loving heart. I labor, sweat, and smart, around a yellow cart. And when the sun …
“The Big Question” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Big Question” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: “America.” My job now is no more; The boss has slam’d the door; What shall I do? Seems like my end is near; My guts feel awful queer; Where do we go from here? This is up to …
“Czar of All Czars” Sheet Music (pdf). “Czar of All Czars” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: “Oh, What a Pal Was Mary.” Kaiser of Steel, Steamship and Wheel, Master of Land and of Ocean; Owner of Souls, Railroads and Coals, Let us address you Devotion; Listen, oh King; Harken, ol’ Thing; Softly …
“Gesundheit, Mister Wob” Sheet Music (pdf). “Gesundheit, Mister Wob” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: “Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean.” There are two famous men; They’re always on the job; One is Mister Scissorbill; The other is Mister Wob. Let praises then be sung (By hearts with sorrow wrung) For the things they …
“I Want to Free Miss Liberty” Sheet Music (pdf). “I Want to Free Miss Liberty” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: “My Sunny Tennessee.” While the moon was softly shining, On my cot as I lay pining, Thinking of the day long passed away, Came a drowsy feeling o’er me, And Joe Hill …
“I’m Too Old to Be a Scab” Sheet Music (pdf). “I’m Too Old to Be a Scab” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: “Just Before the Battle, Mother.” Good-bye, master, I must leave you; Something tells me I must go; For you know, I can’t deceive you: Going wage is too darn low; …
“The Lumberjack’s Prayer” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Lumberjack’s Prayer” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow.” I pray dear Lord for Jesus’ sake, Give us this day a T-bone steak, Hallowed by thy holy name, But don’t forget to send the same. Oh, hear my humble cry, …
“The Mysteries of a Hobo’s Life” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Mysteries of a Hobo’s Life” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: “The Girl I Left Behind Me.” I took a job on an extra gang Way up in the mountains; I paid my fee and the shark shipped me; And the ties, I …
“The Popular Wobbly” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Popular Wobbly” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: “They Go Wild, Simply Wild over Me.” I’m a mild mannered man as can be, And I’ve never done them harm that I can see; Still, on me, they put a ban, and they threw me in the …
“A Worker’s Plea” Sheet Music (pdf). “A Worker’s Plea” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: T-Bone Slim. Tune: “Tuck Me to Sleep in My Old ’Tucky Home.” Old Kentucky cradled me when I was young; Then Ohio hired me: I sure got stung; Night and day, I’ve labored since, Shucking corn and filling bins; And now, …
