Chief Aderholt lyrics

Come all of you good people, and listen while I tell,

The story of Chief Aderholt, the man you all knew well.

It was on one Friday evening, the seventh day of June,

He went down to the union ground and met his fatal doom.

They locked up our leaders, they put them into jail,

They shoved them into prison, refused to give them bail.

The workers joined together, and this was their reply,

“We’ll never, no, we’ll never, let our leaders die.”

They moved the trial to Charlotte, got lawyers from every town,

I’m sure we’ll hear them speak again upon the union ground.

While Vera, she’s in prison, Manville-Jenckes is in pain,

Come join the Textile Union, and show them you are game.

We’re going to have a union all over the South,

Where we can wear good clothes, and live in a better house.

Now we must stand together, and to the boss reply,

“We’ll never, no, we’ll never, let our leaders die.”

• Artist:Ella Mae Wiggins