These... songs were soundtruck recordings designed to enliven the spirits of and call attention to picketing workers...
If the workers are broke, then the butcher is broke,
And tbe baker is broke and the banker is broke.
And the broker is broke and that ain't no joke,
No, it ain't a joke when the country is broke.If the workers make money, the butcher makes money,
The baker makes money, the banker makes money,
The broker makes money, the skies are all sunny,
If workers make money, the country's okay.If the workers are broke, the butcher is broke,
And the baker is broke, the banker is broke,
And the broker is broke, that ain't a joke,
No, it ain't a joke when the country is broke.If the worker makes money, the butcher makes money,
The baker makes money, the banker makes money,
The broker makes money, skies are all sunny,
If workers make money the country's okay.
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