Old Man's Advice, An
My grandfather worked when he was very young,
And his parents felt grieved that he should;
To be forced in the fields to scare away the crows,
To earn himself a bit of food.
The days they were long and his wages were but small,
And to do his best he always tried;
But times are better for us all
Since the old man died.
For the Union is started, unite, unite,
Cheer up, faint-hearted, unite, unite;
The work's begun, never to stop again
Since the old man died.
My grandfather said in the noontide of life,
Poverty was a grief and a curse;
For it brought to his home sorrow, discord and strife,
And kept him poor, with empty purse.
So he took a bold stand, he joined the Union band,
To help his fellow men he tried;
A Union man he vowed he'd stand
Till the day he died.
My grandfather's dead; as we gathered round his bed,
These last words to us he did say:
" Don't let your Union drop nor the agitation stop,
Or else you will soon rue the day.
Get united to a man for it's your only plan,
Make the Union your care and your pride.
Help on reform in every way you can."
Then the old man died.
And his parents felt grieved that he should;
To be forced in the fields to scare away the crows,
To earn himself a bit of food.
The days they were long and his wages were but small,
And to do his best he always tried;
But times are better for us all
Since the old man died.
For the Union is started, unite, unite,
Cheer up, faint-hearted, unite, unite;
The work's begun, never to stop again
Since the old man died.
My grandfather said in the noontide of life,
Poverty was a grief and a curse;
For it brought to his home sorrow, discord and strife,
And kept him poor, with empty purse.
So he took a bold stand, he joined the Union band,
To help his fellow men he tried;
A Union man he vowed he'd stand
Till the day he died.
My grandfather's dead; as we gathered round his bed,
These last words to us he did say:
" Don't let your Union drop nor the agitation stop,
Or else you will soon rue the day.
Get united to a man for it's your only plan,
Make the Union your care and your pride.
Help on reform in every way you can."
Then the old man died.
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