I've read in the newspapers and seen it on TV
They tell us that the bosses and the workers should agree
It make the bosses angry, it makes the tories rage
To think some men refuse to work if they dont get a decent wage

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It's speed up shiftwork and overtime for you
If you want to make a living that's what they'll make you do
It really makes me wonder when I hear some people speak
Of how we fought for the eight hour day or forty hours a week

In days gone by when prices fell and the markets hit a glut
The workers in this country would have their wages cut
But now there is a different trick that's used throughout the nation
These days they put the prices up, cut wages by inflation

And now they try to tell us that this country's going broke
It must be all those profits that's causing them to choke
The answer's very simple the problem can be solved
We'll sack the bloody bosses and have workers in control