Put It on the Ground

Words, Ray Glaser; Music, Bill Wolff;
Copyright 1937, People’s Songs, Inc.

Oh, if you want a raise in pay, all you have to do,
Go and ask the boss for it, and he will give it to you,
Yes, he will give it to you my boy, he will give it to you,
A raise in pay without delay, oh, he will give it to you.

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Ohhh, put it on the ground, spread it all around,
Dig it with a hoe, it will make your flowers grow.

For men who own the industries I’m shedding bitter tears.
They haven’t made a single dime in over thirty years.
Not one thin dime in all that time, In over thirty years.

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The men who own the industries, they own no bonds and stocks,
They own no yachts and limousines, or gems the size of rocks.
They own no big estates with pools, or silken BVDs.
Because they pay the working man such fancy salaries!

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