Years ago in the north county
Remember what they've said?
Guilty from a murder charge,
Ol' Hill was bound to death.

Don't believe what they had told us
They feed us with their lie
Instead of sharing with us
Pieces of the pie upon the sky

I swear I saw Joe Hill last night
Alive like you and me
Says I, "but Joe, you're ten years dead"
"I never died", says he.
"I never died", says he.

At the rising of the morning
Every soldier standing proud
Rose their rifles with no mercy
Another body on the ground

The bosses took you as a vilain
We still toast you as the lad
That spent his days of freedom
Fighting for the working class

I swear I saw Joe Hill last night
Alive like you and me
Says I, but Joe, you're ten years dead
"I never died", said he.
"I never died", said he.

"In this stone over my grave
I wrote my final will
May the workers ever sing my songs
Good luck to all" - Joe Hill