Roaring Jack - Lads Of The B.l.f. lyrics

Now times have changed you can't deny They've got our backs up against the wall Workers' power must organize Or there'll be no workers' power at all Corporations rule this land Democracy's a sham, sir They rob us blind at every turn And they don't give a d**n, sir Here's to the boys in the building trade Under the flag of the old Stockade Down with the right and up with the left And here's to the lads in the B.L.F. They bore the brunt of the bosses' wrath To stand for the rights of the working cla** Their cause was bagged in papers That I wouldn't use to wipe my arse Bob Hawke and his traitor crew Conspired with Crabb and Cain, sir To push through anti-union laws For corporation's gain, sir The rich get richer by the day The cancer of this nation While workers' wages fall behind The spiral of inflation Poverty and homelessness Are not the only norm, sir Stand up now for workers' rights And socialist reform, sir