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Intro
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There once was a union maid, she never was afraid,
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of the goons and ginks and company finks,
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and the deputy sheriffs who made the raid.
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She went to the union hall where a meeting it was called,
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and when the boys would come up to her
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oh this is what she'd say.
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union.
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union 'til the day I die.
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Now this union maid was wise to the tricks of company spies,
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she'd take the dare, she didn't care,
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she'd always organize the guys.
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And she always got her way when she'd ask for better pay.
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She showed her card to the National Guard,
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honey this is what she'd say:
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union.
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union 'til the day I die.
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Now you girls who wanna be free, just take a tip from me;
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Oh get you a man who's a union man
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and you can join the ladies' auxiliary.
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Because married life ain't hard when you got a union card,
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And a union life is a happy life when you got a union wife.
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union.
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union 'til the day I die. Oh we gonna sing it again
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union.
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Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
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I'm sticking to the union 'til the day I die.
Written by Woody Guthrie