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(Air: Auld Lang Syne)
Lyrics from IWW Little Red Song Book
When Ghungry millions Dare unfed,
and the Emlittle orphans Cweep
I Gcannot eat in Dpeace my bread
Nor Emsing my Cgrief to Gsleep
When Gthoughts arising Dfrom the heart
are Emhampered in their Cflight,
I Gcannot sit and muDse apart
U-Empon a Cdreamy Gheight
CWhen cGraven lies oft Dseek to blind
CThe Geyes of blazing tCruth
I cGannot turn my Dmaddened mind
To sEmongs of Clove and Gyouth
CNor Gcan I sing in Dlyric strains
Cof pGrivate little Cwoes
When GGreed is reaping Dgolden gains
from Embloody Cseeds it Gsows

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Renunciation

by Joachim Raucher

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(Air: Auld Lang Syne)

Lyrics from IWW Little Red Song Book

G D

When hungry millions are unfed,

Em C

and the little orphans weep

G D

I cannot eat in peace my bread

Em C G

Nor sing my grief to sleep

G D

When thoughts arising from the heart

Em C

are hampered in their flight,

G D

I cannot sit and muse apart

Em C G

U-pon a dreamy height

C G D

When craven lies oft seek to blind

C G C

The eyes of blazing truth

G D

I cannot turn my maddened mind

Em C G

To songs of love and youth

C G D

Nor can I sing in lyric strains

C G C

of private little woes

G D

When Greed is reaping golden gains

Em C G

from bloody seeds it sows

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