Ship Out

DESCRIPTION: "Nothing to do, sucker darling, Nothing to do today. Come take a trip to Oregon -- Fat shark will ship you there." Workers are offered jobs, but the pay is low and conditions bad. "Organize, and never ship out any more."
AUTHOR: Words: "Walquist" (source: Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
EARLIEST DATE: 1910 (I. W. W. Songs, third edition, according to Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
KEYWORDS: labor-movement food
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest, p. 519, "Ship Out" (1 text, tune referenced)
NOTES [49 words]: Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest lists the tune of this as "School Days," but I doubt it is the song of that name found in the Index. The author is listed only as "Walquist"; given the quality of the piece, it's easy to understand why the author wouldn't want his full name on it! - RBW
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