Undoubtedly the most popular book in American labor history the I.W.W.s Little Red Song Book has been a staple item on picket lines and workers gatherings for generations and has gone through numerous editions. As a result of I.W.W. efforts to keep up with the times however recent versions of the songbook have omitted most of the oldtime favorites especially the raucous lyrics of the freespirited hoboes who made up such a large portion of the unions membership in its heyday. Reprinted here is