I once was a tool of opression As green as a sucker could be And monopolies banded together To beat a poor hayseed like me The railroads and the old party bosses Together did sweetly agree They thought there would be little trouble In workin' a hayseed like me In workin' a hayseed like me In workin' a hayseed like me They thought there would be little trouble In workin' a hayseed like me But now I've roused up a little Their greed and corruption I see And the ticket we vote next November Will be made up of hayseeds like me Will be made up of hayseeds like me Will be made up of hayseeds like me And the ticket we vote next November Will be made up of hayseeds like me
I once was a tool of opression As green as a sucker could be And monopolies banded together To beat a poor hayseed like me The railroads and the old party bosses Together did sweetly agree They thought there would be little trouble In workin' a hayseed like me In workin' a hayseed like me In workin' a hayseed like me They thought there would be little trouble In workin' a hayseed like me But now I've roused up a little Their greed and corruption I see And the ticket we vote next November Will be made up of hayseeds like me Will be made up of hayseeds like me Will be made up of hayseeds like me And the ticket we vote next November Will be made up of hayseeds like me
