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C. I. O. -- C. I. O.
Here we go, we will grow, that we know,
For our ranks are stronger,
We're weak no longer
We'll win our fight against the foe,
C. I. O. -- C. I. O.
In the mills, in the shops, mines below,
We know what's wise now, we'll organize now
Into one big union
The C. I. O.

(Tune: "Polly Wolly Doodle")

To win our strike and our demands
Come and picket on the picket line,
In one strong union we'll join hands
Come and picket on the picket line.
On the line, On the line
Come and picket on the picket line,
We will shout and yell and fight like hell
Come and picket on the picket line.

(Tune: "Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet")

Put on your old gray bonnet
With your Union button on it,
And we don't care what the bosses say,
We'll be in clover when the strike is over,
And we get a Union pay.

(To the tune of: "Jingle Bells")

C. I. O., C. I. O.
Hear the union cry,
Everyone begins to see,
We mean to do or die.
C. I. O., C. I. O.
Sing it good and loud,
Union everyone of us
We're free and brave and proud.

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