THE BOSS (ANONYMOUS) (JOHN NEUHAUS?) (unknown date)
Tune: "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow"/"The Lumberjack's Prayer"

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Lyrics as performed by Bruce "Utah" Phillips, 1981, released on "We Have Fed You All a Thousand Years," Philo 1076, 1984; first printed in 34th edition of Industrial Worker "Little Red Songbook" (no further information).
Alternate lyrics from 35th edition in italics/parentheses, "from the Australian IWW."

Praise boss when morning work bells chime!
Praise him for bits [chunks] of overtime!
Praise him, whose [bloody] wars we love to fight,
Praise him, fat leech and parasite!
Amen! [Aw, hell!]

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