"Ballad of the Ludlow Massacre" genre: Folk
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	John D. Rockefellers personal army slaughtered women and children; the families of striking miners.
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	Story Behind the Song Just as the song goes, we were driving to Denver and just past Trinidad, through the mountains. I then noticed the small historic marker sign for the Ludlow Massacre. I knew what it was, but my wife had never heard of it. We got off, turned around and came back and drove down the dirt road, and found the memorial to our right, just by the tracks. Inside a little kiosk was a book of comments. People had come from all over the world and had signed their names, along with stories of relatives who worked the mines, both during that time, as well as understanding the issue from their own experiences in other countries. It gave me a whole new experience of Solidarity. Lyrics Ludlow, by DKGrant copyright 2000 D Am Driving up to Denver Coming out of Trinidad D Am Youll see a sign to make you remember History to make you mad D C G Now it seems so long ago Families had to fight C G Their children have forgotten that They died to deliver our rights D Chorus D In Ludlow by the train tracks C The fires lit up the night D They hid beneath the floorboards C While the bullets took their flight Am D And then John D took their lives For miles along the freeway The slag is piled high The grass is growing over it Looking like graves as you drive by But if you take that turn off And ease down the dusty track You find a lonely statue A lovely place to have a snack Chorus If you dig a round a bit Soon youre sure to find A dog-eared little notebook Containing scribbled lines Pilgrims came and left Their poems, songs and flowers All to honor the tragedy That is the worlds and ours Chorus Our little noted history, As Waco soon will be Like The Great Wars DC veterans And the broken deportees People have a right to live In freedom and peace Speaking any languages Living out their own beliefs Chorus Repeat New Chorus Somewhere while were sleeping The Fires light up the night Our families and our children Hide from the Big Mans knife Am D From the Big Mans knife

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