N-Eight Hours
C-Rev. Jesse H. Jones
A-I.G. Blanchard
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L-      We    mean    to  make things o-     ver  We     are  tired  of toil      for naught,     With    but bare    e- nough    to
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L-      live     up- on      And  ne'er   an  hour   for  thought;           We   want   to feel    the   sun-   shine, And    we
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L-      want     to    smell  the flow'rs,   We     are   sure   that God    has  willed  it, And    we   mean    to  have    eight
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L-        hours.             We're sum-   mo-  ning   our for-   ces  from    the ship- yard, shop   and  mill,
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L-     Eight       hours    for    work,                  Eight      hours    for  rest,                  Eight     hours     for
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L-      what         we           will.                            Eight hours for work,     eight hours for rest,   Eight
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L-     hours       for    what we   will.