Sunday, March 15, 2009

Stevens Don't Allow


Words: adapted by Si Kahn, melody: traditional (Mama Don't Allow)
Rise Up Singing chapter: Work, 259
D A D - / - - A - / - D7 G - / D A D -
I play it like this:
D A7 D - / - - A7 - / D D7 G - D A7 D -

J.P. Stevens was one of the biggest firms in the American textile industry. For the song's context, go read up on "ACTWU vs. J.P. Stevens"
Here's a quite biased but educational look at it: http://www.laboreducator.org/stevens.htm

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