Lyrics

Bread & Roses
©1915 words James Oppenheim
Music Mimi Farina
Arranged by Sandy O
www.emmasrevolution.com

As we go marching, marching in the beauty of the day
A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts grey
Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses.
For the people hear us singing, bread and roses, bread and roses.

As we go marching, marching we battle too for men
For they are women's children let the mothers speak again.
Our lives shall not be seated from birth until life closes
Hearts starve as well as bodies give us bread but give us roses.

As we go marching, marching unnumbered women dead,
Go crying through our singing their ancient call for bread.
Small art and love and beauty their drudging spirits knew
For it's bread we fight for but we fight for roses too.

As we go marching, marching people hear our call
For the rising of the women means the rising of us all.
No more the drudge and idler - ten that toil where one reposes
But a sharing of life's glories bread and roses, bread and roses.