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Casey Jones B L of E

from #Railroaded by John Paul Wright

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Casey Jones the Union Scab 2013
To: Railroad Workers United

Fellow workers on the railroad get your head outta the sand,
about ifin when the carriers are gonna run one man!
Because there's a union culture of scabbery,
between the UTU and the BLE-t.

[ Chorus ]

Casey Jones, There's a lot of them around.
Casey Jones won't put the reverser down!
Casey Jones gonna stick it to me and you...
If we let ‘em run trains with a one man crew.

This is the way Mr. Debs said it would be,
if we kept up this jurisdiction scabbery.
The carriers have it just the way they like,
with our unions divided up and just itchin’ for a fight!

Back in the day, hell, we should have merged
and I'm here to tell ya we were actually on the verge,
of organizin' a union with incredible might!
all we have now is one hellava plight.

Casey Jones was in the UTU-e.
Casey said to hell with the B of LE!
If you don't know what I'm talkin’ about-
Better study up on our history!

The BLE, well they were afraid too.
with the general committees screamin' what are we gonna do?
So they got together and kicked out their president,
and that's just a little of how the story went!

[ Chorus ]

Engineer, Conductor, Train Service Employee,
Utility road positions, a blurrin’ of craft autonomy!
Railroads have been thinkin’ years ahead.
While our unions seem to be playin’ dead!

Casey say's "they won't run one man!
The FRA and unions are gonna make a stand!"
but once we had 5 and now we only got 2,
when they sold us out and sidetracked the caboose!

[ Chorus ]

Well the conductors will say to Casey "won't you help us win this fight?"
And he is sure to say "you better go take a hike!"
“You stole my job with that RCO,
And when the telephone rings off to work I'll go!”

[ Chorus ]

Most of us say that we should all be One,
Now that's a big task, but one that must be done!
So you better straighten up and open your eyes!
There ain’t nothin’ left to us but to ORGANIZE!

JP Wright
www.railroadmusic.org

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from #Railroaded, released December 25, 2014

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John Paul Wright is a community organizer, union organizer / Labor Singer and Djembe player. Working Locomotive Engineer and Folk Musician.. a man of many hats..

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