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Sacco & Vancetti (Two good men)

from The Word is the Music the People are the Song by Bruce Hearn

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    This debut solo double album features one album of ten original songs and another album, comprising ten covers of Bruce's favourite folk songs.

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    A double CD with one CD of original songs and one CD of Bruce's interpretation of the folk songs which inspired him in his youth.

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A classic Woody Guthrie song telling the story of the arrest on trumped up murder charges and execution of two immigrant labor activists at the height of the 'red scare' in the early part of the 20th century. As an aside, some 50 yrs after their execution on the electric chair, the US Supreme Court overturned the original guilty verdict, acknowledging the falsification of evidence used to convict them.

lyrics

Say, there, did you hear the news Sacco worked at trimming shoes;
Vanzetti was a peddling man, Pushed his fish cart with his hands.

Two good mens are long time gone, Two good mens are long time gone
Sacco and Vanzetti are gone, Left me here to sing this song.
Sacco was born across the sea, Somewhere over in Italy
Vanzetti born of parents fine, Drank the best Italian wine.
Sacco sailed the sea one day, Landed up in Boston Bay;
Vanzetti sailed the ocean blue, Landed up in Boston, too.
Sacco's wife three children had, Sacco was a family man;
Vanzetti was a dreaming man, His book was always in his hand.
Sacco earned his bread and butter, Being the factory's best shoe cutter
Vanzetti spoke both day and night, Told the workers how to fight.
I'll tell you if you ask me, 'Bout this payroll robbery;
Two clerks was killed by the shoe factory,On the street in South Braintree
Judge Thayer told his friends around, He would cut the radicals down;
Anarchist bastards was the name, Judge Thayer called these two good men.
I'll tell you the prosecutors' names, Katsman, Adams, Williams, Kane;
The judge and lawyers strutted down, done more tricks than circus clowns.
Vanzetti docked here in 19 8; He slept along the dirty streets,
He told the workers “Organize”, And on the electric chair he dies.
All you people ought to be like me, And work like Sacco and Vanzetti;
And every day find some ways to fight On the union side for workers' rights.
I've got no time to tell this tale, The dicks and bulls are on my trail;
But I'll remember these two good men That died to show me how to live

All you people in Suassos lane sing this song and sing it plain
All you folks that’s coming along, jump in with me and sing this song

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from The Word is the Music the People are the Song, released February 26, 2021
Words and music by Woody Guthrie

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Bruce Hearn Melbourne, Australia

Bruce Hearn has fronted the iconic Melbourne ska band, Strange Tenants, since 1981, with a back catalogue of 8 albums.
At heart however, he is a masterful singer/song writer, guitarist, banjo and harmonica player, and 2020 sees him releasing not one, but 2 double albums of original and iconic folk songs. His motto has always been 'if you don't stand for something, you stand for nothing'! ... more

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