Biography:
Cornelius Cardew (b. Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, May 7, 1936; d. London, December 13, 1981) was an English avant-garde composer, and founder (with Howard Skempton and Michael Parsons) of the Scratch Orchestra, an experimental performing ensemble.
His musical career thus began as a chorister. From 1953-57, Cardew studied piano, cello, and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 1957, he performed in the British premiere of Pierre
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Chorus]
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat
[Verse 1]
D A
We are the workers of Ontario
Em A D
We work for the rich of the United States
G C#m F#m Bm
We work for the rich of Canada
Em A D
We work under the yoke of wage-slavery
Am D G C
Hauling the riches out of the earth
F Bm E
Manufacturing commodities for the rich to sell.
Am D
We are the workers of Ontario
G Em A
A mighty section of the Canadian working class.
[Chorus]
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat
[Verse 2]
D A
We are workers of Ontario
Em A D
Long oppressed by the graft and corruption
G C#m F#m Bm
Brought into the organised working class
Em A D
By the blacklegs, the sellouts and traitors
Am D G C
The labour aristocracy
F Bm E
Those who swear by the name of Capital
Am
Big bosses of the Autoworkers, Steel and other unions
G E A
Everyone of them want our blood to be sucked.
[Chorus]
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat
[Verse 3]
D A
In the 40s we fought against exploitation
Em A D
And in the 50s we never stopped
G C#m F#m Bm
Many were the struggles which the rich cannot forget
Em A D
Yet still they say we're for the capitalist system.
Am D G C
Yet, our ideology is Marxism-Leninism
F Bm F
We're workers and like workers everywhere
Am D
Our aspiration is for socialism
G E A
Ushered in by violent revolution
[Chorus]
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat
[Verse 1]
D A
We are the workers of Ontario
Em A D
We work for the rich of the United States
G C#m F#m Bm
We work for the rich of Canada
Em A D
We work under the yoke of wage-slavery
Am D G C
Hauling the riches out of the earth
F Bm E
Manufacturing commodities for the rich to sell.
Am D
We are the workers of Ontario
G Em A
A mighty section of the Canadian working class.
[Chorus]
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat
[Verse 2]
D A
We are workers of Ontario
Em A D
Long oppressed by the graft and corruption
G C#m F#m Bm
Brought into the organised working class
Em A D
By the blacklegs, the sellouts and traitors
Am D G C
The labour aristocracy
F Bm E
Those who swear by the name of Capital
Am
Big bosses of the Autoworkers, Steel and other unions
G E A
Everyone of them want our blood to be sucked.
[Chorus]
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat
[Verse 3]
D A
In the 40s we fought against exploitation
Em A D
And in the 50s we never stopped
G C#m F#m Bm
Many were the struggles which the rich cannot forget
Em A D
Yet still they say we're for the capitalist system.
Am D G C
Yet, our ideology is Marxism-Leninism
F Bm F
We're workers and like workers everywhere
Am D
Our aspiration is for socialism
G E A
Ushered in by violent revolution
[Chorus]
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat
Coro Tabernaculo (...)
Corona
Coros Bautistas
Coros Unidos
Correatown