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The Ballad of Julie M.

from A World Like This by George Mann

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The Ballad of Julie M.

I don’t think I like living in the city
A quiet house in the country would suit me fine
There’s too many people fighting for time
And what’s yours is yours and what’s mine is mine

I know a man who overcame all of that and more
Yeah, he looks like the mouse who squeaked, but you should hear him roar
And what’s his is yours and what’s yours is his
That’s just the way, the way it is

Where are you when we need you, Julie M.?
You’re here with us and you’ll be here ’til we win

It’s never easy being seen on the wrong side
But the only side that’s right is the one we’re on
And there were many times they’d kick you around
But there ain’t no one can keep a good man down

Where are you when we need you, Julie M.?
You’re here with us and you’ll be here like you’ve always been
Where are you when we need you, Julie M.?
On every line, in every struggle that you can attend
Just an ordinary soldier, Julie M.

Now you’re old but still you’re out there fighting
The holiest missionary for the cause
You say “If God exists, then I’m surely dead
And it ain’t no sin to be called a Red….”

Where are you when we need you, Julie M.?
You’re here with us and you’ll be here like you’ve always been
Where are you when we need you, Julie M.?
You’re here with us and you’ll be here ’til the end of your life

And if there is a heaven, Jules, I know they’ll let you in
And you’ll organize the angels, Julie M.


© 1998 George Mann
New York, NY (6/17/98)

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from A World Like This, released October 19, 2021

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George Mann Ithaca, New York

A former union organizer, George Mann hails from Ithaca, and has made labor and protest music for more than 20 years. He has worked with and produced albums featuring such folk music legends as Utah Phillips and Pete Seeger. George brings his experience as a union organizer and educator to his concerts-- stories and songs about real events and the struggle for a better life. www.georgemann.org ... more

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