Ballad of Min Mathesun
When the mines was closing down
And jobs were going way
There came so many dress factories
With way too little pay
And women went to work
And then we had to fight
For safe and fair conditions
Against things that just weren't right
You know, when I'm at home
I take care of all my kin
But someone's got my back at the factory
And I'll be standing up with Min
Min Mathesun helps all the girls
She came to organize
To get us decent wages
And to help our voices rise
She's tough as any dress shop guy
Stands up for us you see
I heard her tell a crime boss once
"I'm twice the man you'll ever be!"
You know, when I'm at home
I take care of all my kin
But someone's got my back at the factory
So I'll be standing up with Min
Hands move fast along the seams
Flying at the speed of dreams
Of a life that's blessed with roses and bread
And being seen as a person instead
Of just a pair of hands
Husbands once took wives ballots away
Oh, that was a time
And they signed their choices on our votes
But we ended that in time
We struck for better hours
And we struck for higher pay
And the benefits you now enjoy
Well, Min helped pave the way
You know, when I'm at home
I take care of all my kin
But someone's got my back at the factory
And I'll be standing up with Min
The union's got my back at the factory
So I'll be standing up with Min
Someone's got my back at the factory
And I'll be standing up with Min
And jobs were going way
There came so many dress factories
With way too little pay
And women went to work
And then we had to fight
For safe and fair conditions
Against things that just weren't right
You know, when I'm at home
I take care of all my kin
But someone's got my back at the factory
And I'll be standing up with Min
Min Mathesun helps all the girls
She came to organize
To get us decent wages
And to help our voices rise
She's tough as any dress shop guy
Stands up for us you see
I heard her tell a crime boss once
"I'm twice the man you'll ever be!"
You know, when I'm at home
I take care of all my kin
But someone's got my back at the factory
So I'll be standing up with Min
Hands move fast along the seams
Flying at the speed of dreams
Of a life that's blessed with roses and bread
And being seen as a person instead
Of just a pair of hands
Husbands once took wives ballots away
Oh, that was a time
And they signed their choices on our votes
But we ended that in time
We struck for better hours
And we struck for higher pay
And the benefits you now enjoy
Well, Min helped pave the way
You know, when I'm at home
I take care of all my kin
But someone's got my back at the factory
And I'll be standing up with Min
The union's got my back at the factory
So I'll be standing up with Min
Someone's got my back at the factory
And I'll be standing up with Min
Credits
Writer(s): Daria A Marmaluk-hajioannou
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