“Roll the Union On”
Description
"We're going to roll, we're going to roll, we're going to roll the union on." Verse: "If the (boss, scabs, etc.) get(s) in the way, we're going to roll right over him (them)...we're going to roll the union on"
Notes
John Handcox (with an X) was a sharecropper and organizer; he apparently based the song on the hymn "Roll the Chariot On" (which seems to be not the same as "We'll Roll the Old Chariot Along" as found in Sandburg; they share a verse, but not the tune or meter). I have been unable to find a copy of "Roll the Chariot On". - PJS
Recordings
- John Handcock, "Going to Roll the Union On" (AFS 3237 A2, 1937)
- Pete Seeger & Chorus, "Roll the Union On" (on PeteSeeger01)
References
- DT, ROLUNION*
- BI, DTroluni