I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
The Soup Song (My Bonnie)
Words by Maurice Sugar, melody traditional ("My Bonnie")
Rise Up Singing chapter: Rich and Poor, p.186
Written "during the avalance of sit-down strikes in 1937" (R.U.S., p.186)
GC G / - D / GC G / CD G / G C D G / G C D G
I'm spending my nights in the flop house
I'm spending my days on the street
I'm looking for work and I find none
I wish I had something to eat
Soup, soup, they gave me a bowl of soup (2x)
I spent fifteen years in the factory
I did everything I was told...
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