FORTRESS WAPPING!

Old Rupert Murdock,
was not a very nice man.
He bought ‘The Sun’ newspaper,
for two hundred and fifty grand.

When he took it over,
he cut the workforce down.
Now he’s built a fortress,
on the east side of the town.

It’s called ‘Fortress Wapping’,
he’s taking the workers on.
Divide the workers,
attack the Unions,
split up the Working Class.

“Fortress Wapping’s the future”, they say,
but let’s not forget the past.

Now he owns ‘The Sun’,
‘The Times’ and the ‘News of the World’.
He’s made a bloody fortune
off the backs of the print workers.

When he got what he wanted,
he engineered a strike,
and threw six thousand workers on the stones overnight.

The workers through the centuries,
have fought for their rights.
Let’s not throw it back at them,
let’s not give up the fight.

Let’s all stand together;
Together, we are strong.
If we are divided,
we’ll never right this wrong.

An injury to one,
is an injury to all.
So what are you going to do,
when the axe-man comes to call?


Copyright: Gordon Warren (1986)