rebel girl

Rather than writing about tantra, interdependence, or the coming Imbolc, I will simply post the briefest of history lessons, in the form of a lyric from the Little Red Songbook. It was written by Joe Hill from his prison cell in 1915, as he awaited execution, on a trumped-up murder charge. It was written to Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, fellow IWW organizer, co-leader of the Bread and Roses Strike of 1912. For more, see http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5202/rebelgirl.html

There are women of many descriptions
In this queer world, as everyone knows,
Some are living in beautiful mansions,
And are wearing the finest of clothes
There are blue blooded queens and princesses
Who have charms made of diamonds and pearl;
But the only and thoroughbred lady
Is the Rebel Girl.

CHORUS
To the working class she's a precious pearl.
She brings courage, pride and joy
To the fighting Rebel Boy.
We've had girls before, but we need some more
In the Industrial Workers of the World.
For it's great to fight for freedom
With a Rebel Girl.

Yes, her hands may be hardened from labor,
And her dress may not be very fine;
But a heart in her bosom is beating
That is true to her class and her kind.
And the grafters in terror are trembling
When her spite and defiance she'll hurl;
For the only and thoroughbred lady
Is the Rebel Girl