Written just before he was executed
on trumped up charges by the state of Utah,
7:46am 19 Nov 1915
Joe Hill's Will is a true testament to the Wobbly spirit. |
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"The strongest bond of human sympathy, outside of the family
relation, should be one of uniting all working people of all nations,
tongues and kindred."
Abraham Lincoln
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My will is easy to decide,
For there is nothing to divide,
My kin don't need to fuss and moan-
"Moss does not cling to a rolling stone."
My body? Ah, If I could choose,
I would to ashes it reduce,
And let the merry breezes blow
My dust to where some flowers grow.
Perhaps some fading flower then
Would come to life and bloom again.
This is my last and final will,
Good luck to all of you,
Joe Hill |
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If freedom's road seems rough and hard,
and strewn with rocks and thorns,
Then put your wooden shoes on, pard
and you won't hurt your corns.
To organize and teach, no dought
is very good- that's true,
but still we can't succeed without
that Good Old Wooden Shoe.
Joe Hill
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