There are women of many descriptionsIn this queer world, as everyone knows.Some are living in beautiful mansions,And are wearing the finest of clothes.There are blue blooded queens and princesses,Who have charms made of diamonds and pearl ;But the only and thoroughbred ladyIs the Rebel Girl.refrainThat’s the Rebel Girl, that’s the Rebel Girl !To the working class she’s a precious pearl.She brings courage, pride and joyTo the fighting Rebel Boy.We’ve had girls before, but we need some moreIn the Industrial Workers of the World.For it’s great to fight for freedomWith a Rebel Girl.Yes, her hands may be hardened from labor,And her dress may not be very fine ;But a heart in her bosom is beatingThat is true to her class and her kind.And the grafters in terror are tremblingWhen her spite and defiance she’ll hurl ;For the only and thoroughbred ladyIs the Rebel Girl.
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The
Rebel Girl
Hill, Joe
dimanche 22 janvier 2023, par
Text & music by Joe Hill (1915).
Words and music written by Joe Hill in Salt Lake City Utah prison 1915. First published in 1916 edition of the IWW’s Little Red Songbook. The « Rebel Girl » is Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1871-1964).
Voir :
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rebel_Girl
- https://joehill100.com/joe-hill-songs/the-rebel-girl-1915/
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