Staving off hunger We sold them our Dignity, honour Labour for bread And so it came to pass That industry ate us Poverty exists As long as Property remains Chains on our wrists And so it came to pass That industry ate us And so it came to pass We slaved until we died Property is poverty, feast of industry Never-ending land lessee, feast of industry Work is proscribed as a privilege They make us compete for our labour That we feel lucky punching their clock To sweat beside our hungry neighbour If ever hungry and out of favour Unemployed and unfed If they deny these basic things Then take your share of bread Take it