Part of the Union Songtext
von Strawbs

Now I′m a union man
Amazed at what I am
I say what I think
That the company stinks
Yes I'm a union man.

When we meet in the local hall
I′ll be voting with them all
With a hell of a shout
It's out brothers out
And the rise of the factory's fall.

Oh you don′t get me I′m part of the union
You don't get me I′m part of the union
You don't get me I′m part of the union
Till the day I die, till the day I die.

As a union man I'm wise
To the lies of the company spies
And I don′t get fooled
By the factory rules
'Cause I always read between the lines.


And I always get my way
If I strike for higher pay
When I show my card
To the Scotland Yard
This what I say.

Oh you don't get me I′m part of the union
You don′t get me I'm part of the union
You don′t get me I'm part of the union
Till the day I die, till the day I die.

Before the union did appear
My life was half as clear
Now I′ve got the power
To the working hour
And every other day of the year.

So though I'm a working man
I can ruin the government′s plan
Though I'm not too hard
The sight of my card
Makes me some kind of superman.

Oh you don't get me I′m part of the union
You don′t get me I'm part of the union
You don′t get me I'm part of the union
Till the day I die, till the day I die.