Joseph Hillström 1879-1915

You came through New York Harbor
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
The skyline's crooked smile
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
Warned you as a welcome
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
You never ever could, and you never ever will

You found jobs here and there
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
And it wasn't easy work
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
But you can't break a man of dreams
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
You never ever could, and you never ever will

Struggle on, struggle on
Struggle on, struggle on

You rode the rails a while
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
And you got to California
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
Where bosses tried to hide their crimes
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
They never ever could, and they never ever will

Joined the Workers of the World
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
Sang a song on the picket lines
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
Well they tried to bust the unions
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
But they never ever could, and they never ever will

Struggle on, struggle on
Struggle on, struggle on

Salt Lake City, Utah
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
They charged you with a murder
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
Said the evidence proved their case
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
It never ever could, and it never ever will

Judge and jury found you guilty
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
Said a death walk waits for you
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
But the state couldn't kill you
Joe Hill, Joe Hill
It never ever could, and it never ever will
It never ever could, and it never ever will