WORKERS
Call no work low that is honest;
Honest toil never degrades;
Rather the thief and the sluggard
Unerring justice upbraids;
Scorn, who of scorn are deserving,
Praise, to whom praises are due;
Honor to every true worker
Under the red, white and blue.
Honest toil never degrades;
Rather the thief and the sluggard
Unerring justice upbraids;
Scorn, who of scorn are deserving,
Praise, to whom praises are due;
Honor to every true worker
Under the red, white and blue.
Praise for your noble example,
Honor for idleness spurned,
Long may you reap the unsullied
Blessing of benefits earned;
Kingly is loyal endeavor,
Noble the task that is true;
Duty is never degrading,
Do what your hands find to do.
Honor for idleness spurned,
Long may you reap the unsullied
Blessing of benefits earned;
Kingly is loyal endeavor,
Noble the task that is true;
Duty is never degrading,
Do what your hands find to do.
Into the mills and the factories,
Into the quarries below;
Into the field and the forest,
Bravely and cheerfully go;
But for the wheels ye are turning,
But for the timber ye hew,
But for your toil in the harvest,
What would the nation pursue?
Into the quarries below;
Into the field and the forest,
Bravely and cheerfully go;
But for the wheels ye are turning,
But for the timber ye hew,
But for your toil in the harvest,
What would the nation pursue?
Yours is a praiseworthy calling,
Stain not its record by crime;
'Tis yours to make it ennobling,
'Tis yours to make it sublime;
Wield not the sword of transgression,
Be noble-hearted and true;
Scorn to be anarchist traitors,
Under the red, white and blue.
Stain not its record by crime;
'Tis yours to make it ennobling,
'Tis yours to make it sublime;
Wield not the sword of transgression,
Be noble-hearted and true;
Scorn to be anarchist traitors,
Under the red, white and blue.
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