Union Songs
Unity (Raise Your Banner)
A song by John Tams©1984 John Tams- [play]
Bound together through the land
Keep the sprit - keep the way
Brother sister make a stand
Unity will win the dayRaise your banner high
Strength to strength and line by line
Unity must never die
Raise your banner highThose who stand in face of strife
Those who stand for liberty
Fight to win a better life
Fight to keep the future freeKeep the spirit keep the way
Stand up - stand up now
Unity will win the day
Stand up - stand up nowRaise your banner high
Strength to strength and line by line
Unity must never die
Raise your banner highThough the struggle brings us pain
Though the struggle brings us tears
Ours will be the final gain
You will hear the victory cheersRaise your banner high
Strength to strength and line by line
Unity must never die
Raise your banner highRaise your banners high (etc)
Notes
Many thanks to The Squeeze And Suck Band for permission to add their performance of this song to the Union Songs collection.
Visit their website at http://www.wheezeandsuck.com
The pedigree for this song goes back to 1984 and the play "Six Men of Dorset", from whence it became an anthem for the striking miners at that time.
John Tams says: "it got sung on the picket line, which I thought was about as big a tribute as could be paid to anybody, to be so incorporated - that was enough for me."
union songs..........a selection by mark gregory