Union Sundown

Bob Dylan

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    Well, my shoes, they come from Singapore
    My flashlight's from Taiwan
    My tablecloth's from Malaysia
    My belt buckle's from the Amazon
    You know, this shirt I wear comes from the Philippines
    And the car I drive is a Chevrolet
    It was put together down in argentina
    By a guy makin' thirty cents a day

    Well, it's sundown on the union
    And what's made in the USA
    Sure was a good idea
    'Til greed got in the way

    Well, this silk dress is from Hong Kong
    And the pearls are from Japan
    Well, the dog collar's from india
    And the flower pot's from Pakistan
    All the furniture, it says "made in Brazil"
    Where a woman, she slaved for sure
    Bringin' home thirty cents a day to a family of twelve
    You know, that's a lot of money to her

    Well, it's sundown on the union
    And what's made in the USA
    Sure was a good idea
    'Til greed got in the way

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    Well, you know, lots of people complainin' that there is no work
    I say: why you say that for when nothin' you got is USA made?
    They don't make nothin' here no more,
    You know, capitalism is above the law
    It say: it don't count 'less it selles
    When it costs too much to build it at home
    You just build it cheaper someplace else

    Well, it's sundown on the union
    And what's made in the USA
    Sure was a good idea
    'Til greed got in the way

    Well, the job that you used to have
    They gave it to somebody down in El Salvador
    The unions are big business, friend
    And they're goin' out like a dinosaur
    They used to grow food in Kansas
    Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw
    I can see the day coming when even your home garden
    Is gonna be against the law

    Well, it's sundown on the union
    And what's made in the USA
    Sure was a good idea
    'Til greed got in the way

    Democracy don't rule the world
    You'd better get that in your head
    This world is ruled by violence
    But I guess that's better left unsaid
    From Broadway to the milky way
    That's a lot of territory indeed
    And a man's gonna do what he has to do
    When he's got a hungry mouth to feed

    Well, it's sundown on the union
    And what's made in the USA
    Sure was a good idea
    'Til greed got in the way

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    Composition: Bob Dylan

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