Mr. Block
Joe Hill| Originale | Traduzione svedese 3 / Swedish translation 3 / Svensk översättning... |
| MR. BLOCK Please give me your attention, I'll introduce to you A man that is a credit to "Our Red White and Blue," His head is made of lumber, and solid as a rock; He is a common worker and his name is Mr. Block. And Block he thinks he may Be President some day. Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake, You take the cake, you make me ache. Tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake, Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. Yes, Mr. Block is lucky; he found a job, by gee! The sharks got seven dollars, for job and fare and fee. They shipped him to a desert and dumped him with his truck, But when he tried to find his job, he sure was out of luck, He shouted, "That's too raw, I'll fix them with the law." Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake, You take the cake, you make me ache. Tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake, Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. Block hiked back to the city, but wasn't doing well. He said "I'll join the union -- the great A. F. of L." He got a job next morning, got fired in the night, He said, "I'll see Sam Gompers and he'll fix that foreman right." Sam Gompers said, "You see, You've got our sympathy." [1] Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake, You take the cake, you make me ache. Tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake, Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. Election day he shouted, "A Socialist for Mayor!" The "comrade" got elected, he happy was for fair, But after the election he got an awful shock, A great big socialistic Bull did rap him on the block. And Comrade Block did sob, "I helped him to his job." Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake, You take the cake, you make me ache. Tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake, Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. The money kings in Cuba blew up the gunboat Maine, But Block got awful angry and blamed it all on Spain. He went right in the battle and there he lost his leg. And now he's peddling shoestrings and is walking on a peg. He shouts, "Remember Maine, Hurrah! To hell with Spain!" [2] Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake, You take the cake, you make me ache. Tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake, Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. Poor Block he died one evening, I'm very glad to state, He climbed the golden ladder up to the pearly gate. He said, "Oh Mister Peter, one word I'd like to tell, I'd like to meet the Astorbilts and John D Rockefell." Old Pete said, "Is that so? You'll meet them down below." [3] Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake, You take the cake, you make me ache. Tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake, Kindly do that for Liberty's sake. | MISTER BLOCK Rune Lindström en man som är en ära för vårt kära Stjärnbaner. Hans skalle är av furu och stadig som en stock, han är en vanlig sosse och hans namn är Mister Block. Och Block han tänker. »Si! Jag president ska bli!« Å, Mister Block, Ni är född fram och bak. Ni ger mej smak av en kloak. Ta Er en kvarnsten och dyk i en vak, snälla Ni, för Frihetens sak! Ja, Mister Block är lycklig; fick jobb när andra svalt. Han gav en haj sju dollars för knog och ett för allt. Han slängdes utav tåget mitt i den vilda skog där stod han med sin kappsäck och hitta inget knog. Han skrek bland fur och gran: »Nu bofinken tar fan!« Å, Mister Block, Ni är född fram och bak. Ni ger mej smak av en kloak. Ta Er en kvarnsten och dyk i en vak, snälla Ni, för Frihetens sak! Och Block han dog en afton, det fröjdar mig så stort. Han klev på gyllne stegen till himmelrikets port. Han sa: »Å, Mister Petrus, jag skulle vilja se båd' Mister Rockefeller och Astor-Bilts på te.« Sankt Peter sa: »Oh Sir! Dom finns här nedanför.« Å, Mister Block, Ni är född fram och bak. Ni ger mej smak av en kloak. Ta Er en kvarnsten och dyk i en vak, snälla Ni, för Frihetens sak! |
