No one's gonna hold them down today

They're ready to fight for their rights

On May 3rd, 1886

Chicago burned with the fire they lit

The workers were on strike cause money's tight

The pigs were out and looking for a fight

They opened fire into the crowd

A worker was hit and he went down

No one's gonna hold them down

No! They're gonna burn this fuckin' town

August spies denounced capitalism

But he urged no violence

He was addressing a crowd of workers

The pigs ordered him silenced

A bomb was thrown and the silence wailed

A pig laid dead and 8 were jailed

That day the system failed

You know it never fails

If you think you can crush these ideas

That are gaining ground more each day

If death is the penalty for proclaiming truth

Then I'll proudly and defiantly pay

Four men were sentenced to death

To set an example to all the rest

Who would dare to stand and protest

The injustices we all detest