Biografía:
Puede confundirse con el escritor del mismo nombre, hijo de Stephen King.
Joel Emmanuel Hägglund, más conocido como Joe Hill (1879-1915), músico y sindicalista que fue además uno de los precursores de la canción de autor.Nace en Suecia y tras la muerte de su padre, emigra a Estados Unidos.
En su militancia en el sindicato IWW, comenzará a utilizar la música como modo de lucha y de difusión de las consignas políticas y reivindicaciones sociales, cantando en las reuniones sindicales y en las calles de los barrios obreros.
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¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
[Verse 1]
C#m G#m C#m G#m
We're spending billions every year
C#m G#m E
For guns and ammunition
F#m E
"Our Army" and "Our Navy" dear
F#m G#m
To keep in good condition;
C#m G#m C#m G#m
While millions live in misery
C#m B E
And millions died before us
F#m E
Don't sing "My Country, 'tis of thee,"
F# B
But sing this little chorus
[Chorus]
E A E
Should I ever be a soldier
A B E
'Neath the Red Flag I would fight;
A E
Should the gun I ever shoulder
F# B F#
It's to crush the tyrant's might
E A E
Join the army of the toilers
B
Men and women fall in line
C# A
Wage slaves of the world! Arouse!
C# A
Do your duty for the cause
B E
For Land and Liberty
[Verse 2]
C#m G#m C#m G#m
And many a maiden, pure and fair
C#m G#m E
Her love and pride must offer
F#m E
On Mammon's altar in despair
F#m G#m
To fill the master's coffer
C#m G#m C#m G#m
The gold that pays the mighty fleet
C#m B E
From tender youth he squeezes
F#m E
While brawny men must walk the street
F# B
And face the wintry breezes
[Chorus]
E A E
Should I ever be a soldier
A B E
'Neath the Red Flag I would fight;
A E
Should the gun I ever shoulder
F# B F#
It's to crush the tyrant's might
E A E
Join the army of the toilers
B
Men and women fall in line
C# A
Wage slaves of the world! Arouse!
C# A
Do your duty for the cause
B E
For Land and Liberty
[Verse 3]
C#m G#m C#m G#m
Why do they mount their gatling gun
C#m G#m E
A thousand miles from ocean
F#m E
Where hostile fleet could never run--
F#m G#m
Ain't that a funny notion?
C#m G#m C#m G#m
If you don't know the reason why
C#m B E
Just strike for better wages
F#m E
And then, my friends--if you don't die--
F# B
You'll sing this song for ages
[Chorus]
E A E
Should I ever be a soldier
A B E
'Neath the Red Flag I would fight;
A E
Should the gun I ever shoulder
F# B F#
It's to crush the tyrant's might
E A E
Join the army of the toilers
B
Men and women fall in line
C# A
Wage slaves of the world! Arouse!
C# A
Do your duty for the cause
B E
For Land and Liberty
C#m G#m C#m G#m
We're spending billions every year
C#m G#m E
For guns and ammunition
F#m E
"Our Army" and "Our Navy" dear
F#m G#m
To keep in good condition;
C#m G#m C#m G#m
While millions live in misery
C#m B E
And millions died before us
F#m E
Don't sing "My Country, 'tis of thee,"
F# B
But sing this little chorus
[Chorus]
E A E
Should I ever be a soldier
A B E
'Neath the Red Flag I would fight;
A E
Should the gun I ever shoulder
F# B F#
It's to crush the tyrant's might
E A E
Join the army of the toilers
B
Men and women fall in line
C# A
Wage slaves of the world! Arouse!
C# A
Do your duty for the cause
B E
For Land and Liberty
[Verse 2]
C#m G#m C#m G#m
And many a maiden, pure and fair
C#m G#m E
Her love and pride must offer
F#m E
On Mammon's altar in despair
F#m G#m
To fill the master's coffer
C#m G#m C#m G#m
The gold that pays the mighty fleet
C#m B E
From tender youth he squeezes
F#m E
While brawny men must walk the street
F# B
And face the wintry breezes
[Chorus]
E A E
Should I ever be a soldier
A B E
'Neath the Red Flag I would fight;
A E
Should the gun I ever shoulder
F# B F#
It's to crush the tyrant's might
E A E
Join the army of the toilers
B
Men and women fall in line
C# A
Wage slaves of the world! Arouse!
C# A
Do your duty for the cause
B E
For Land and Liberty
[Verse 3]
C#m G#m C#m G#m
Why do they mount their gatling gun
C#m G#m E
A thousand miles from ocean
F#m E
Where hostile fleet could never run--
F#m G#m
Ain't that a funny notion?
C#m G#m C#m G#m
If you don't know the reason why
C#m B E
Just strike for better wages
F#m E
And then, my friends--if you don't die--
F# B
You'll sing this song for ages
[Chorus]
E A E
Should I ever be a soldier
A B E
'Neath the Red Flag I would fight;
A E
Should the gun I ever shoulder
F# B F#
It's to crush the tyrant's might
E A E
Join the army of the toilers
B
Men and women fall in line
C# A
Wage slaves of the world! Arouse!
C# A
Do your duty for the cause
B E
For Land and Liberty
Joe Jones
Joe King
Joe la Reina
Joe Lavoie
Joe Louis Walker
Joe Mullins and (...)
Joe Mungovan
Joe Newberry
Joe Niemand
Joe Pace