Casey Jones—the Union Scab
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"Casey Jones—the Union Scab" | |
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Song | |
Language | English |
Published | 1912 |
Songwriter(s) | Composer: Eddie Newton Lyricist: Joe Hill |
"Casey Jones—the Union Scab" is a song, written by labor figure Joe Hill in San Pedro, California, shortly after the first day of a nationwide walkout of 40,000 railway employees in the Illinois Central shopmen's strike of 1911.[1] It is a parody of the song "The Ballad of Casey Jones" and is sung to its tune.
The Industrial Workers of the World (commonly known as the Wobblies) are an industrial union. Many of the railway workers were organized into the railway brotherhoods, which were craft unions.
The song was published in the Little Red Songbook in 1912.[2] The song was included in a 2006 album of American folk songs "Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways" released by the Smithsonian Institution.[3]
Recordings of Joe Hill’s lyrics exist by Utah Phillips, and by Pete Seeger; translations into foreign language include those in Russian, by Leonid Utyosov, and in Hungarian, by the .
See also[]
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- Wobbly lingo
- List of train songs
References[]
- ^ Smith, Gibbs M. (2009). Joe Hill. p. 21. ISBN 9781423610106. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Smith, Gibbs M. (2009). Joe Hill. p. 26.
- ^ "Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways". Smithsonian Folkways. Smithsonian Institution. 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- Trade union songs
- 1911 songs
- Songs with lyrics by Joe Hill (activist)
- Musical parodies
- American folk songs
- Train wreck ballads
- Songs based on actual events
- Songs about trains
- Songs about Casey Jones