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  Will the One Big Union grow? Mister Bonehead wants to know. Well! What do you think, of that funny gink Asking such foolish questions? Will it grow? Look a here, Brand new unions everywhere, Better take a hunch, join the fighting bunch, Fight for Freedom and Right.

 JOHN GOLDEN AND THE LAWRENCE STRIKE

By Joe Hill

(Tune: "A Little Talk With Jesus") In Lawrence, when the starving masses struck for more to eat And wooden-headed Wood he tried the strikers to defeat, To Sammy Gompers wrote and asked him what he thought, And this is just the answer that the mailman brought: CHORUS
 * A little talk with Golden
 * Makes it right, all right;
 * He'll settle any strike,
 * If there's coin in sight;
 * Just take him up to dine
 * And everything is fine—
 * A little talk with Golden
 * Makes it right, all right.

The preachers, cops and money-kings were working hand in hand, The boys in blue, with stars and stripes were sent by Uncle Sam; Still things were looking blue, 'cause every striker knew 

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