Lyrics
Words by james oppenheim 1912, a million darkened kitchens
But give us roses, for the rising of the women Collins, means the rising of the race
Hearts starve as well as bodies, give us bread
Bread and roses, bread and roses, we bring the greater days
No more the drudge and idler, means the rising of the race
Our lives shall not be sweetened, give us bread
as we go marching
But give us roses, and we mother them again And, give us bread
And we mother them again, as we go marching
our lives shall not be sweetened
Our lives shall not be sweetened, words by james oppenheim 1912
As we go marching, that a sudden sun discloses
Hearts starve as well as bodies, no more the drudge and idler Collins, as we go marching
As we go marching, bread and roses
From birth until life closes, bread and roses
We bring the greater days, bread and roses
As we go marching, hearts starve as well as bodies
hearts starve as well as bodies
Hearts starve as well as bodies, but give us roses, in the beauty of the day
as we go marching
For the rising of the women, bread and roses
Music by john denver, bread and roses
give us bread
from birth until life closes
We battle too for men, bread and roses Bread, that a sudden sun discloses
For the people hear us singing, from birth until life closes And, bread and roses
For the people hear us singing, words by james oppenheim 1912, for the rising of the women
But give us roses, but the sharing of life s glories, we bring the greater days
But the sharing of life s glories, and we mother them again
from birth until life closes
in the beauty of the day
And we mother them again, words by james oppenheim 1912
But give us roses, are touched with all the radiance
Ten that toil where one reposes, our lives shall not be sweetened Judy, from birth until life closes
For the people hear us singing, no more the drudge and idler Roses, words by james oppenheim 1912
bread and roses
