Union Sundown

Song Union Sundown
Artist Bob Dylan
Album The Complete Album Collection Vol.1

Lyrics

[00:08.18] Well, my shoes, they comes from Singapore
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[00:11.89] My flashlight's from Taiwan
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[00:17.63] My tablecloth's from Malayisia
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[00:20.87] My belt buckle's from the Amazon
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[00:25.74] You know, this shirt I wear comes from the Philippines
[00:29.29] And the car I drive is a Chevrolet
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[00:34.60] It was put together down in Argentina
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[00:38.15] By a guy making thirty cents a day.
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[00:43.52] Well, it's sundown on the union
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[00:47.39] And what's made in the USA
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[00:51.20] Sure was a good idea
[00:53.69]
[00:54.63] 'Til greed got in the way.
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[01:07.36] Well, this silk dress is from Hong Kong
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[01:10.48] And the pearls are from Japan
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[01:16.10] Well, the dog collar's from India
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[01:19.28] And the flower pot's from Pakistan
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[01:25.02] All the furniture it said "Made in Brazil"
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[01:28.58] Where a woman, she slaved for sure
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[01:34.36] Bringing home thirty cents a day to a family of twelve
[01:38.23] You know, that's a lot of money to her.
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[01:42.60] Well, it's sundown on the union
[01:45.53]
[01:46.28] And what's made in the USA
[01:48.40]
[01:50.21] Sure was a good idea
[01:52.65]
[01:53.71] 'Til greed got in the way.
[01:57.64]
[02:06.06] Well, you know, lots of people complaining that there is no work
[02:09.43] I say, "Why you say that for
[02:11.99]
[02:14.86] When nothing you got is US made ?"
[02:17.98] They don't make nothing here no more
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[02:23.53] You know, capitalism is above the law
[02:26.28]
[02:27.15] It say, "it don't count 'less it sells"
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[02:32.46] When it costs too much to build it at home
[02:35.97] You just build it cheaper someplace else.
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[02:41.46] Well, it's sundown on the union
[02:44.02]
[02:44.89] And what's made in the USA
[02:47.51]
[02:48.76] Sure was a good idea
[02:51.07]
[02:52.26] 'Til greed got in the way.
[02:55.99]
[03:04.79] Well, the job that you used to have
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[03:07.72] They gave it to somebody down in El Salvador
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[03:13.34] The unions are big business, friend
[03:16.77] And they're going out like a dinosaur
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[03:22.02] They used to grow food in Kansas
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[03:25.20] Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw
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[03:31.12] I can see the day coming when even your home garden
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[03:34.93] Is gonna be against the law.
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[03:39.42] Well, it's sundown on the union
[03:42.17]
[03:43.04] And what's made in the USA
[03:45.73]
[03:46.85] Sure was a good idea
[03:49.22]
[03:50.28] 'Til greed got in the way.
[03:55.02]
[03:55.77] Democracy don't rule the world
[04:04.50]
[04:05.19] You'd better get that in your head
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[04:11.50] This world is ruled by violence
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[04:14.37] But I guess that's better left unsaid
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[04:20.48] From Broadway to the Milky Way
[04:23.22] That's a lot of territory indeed
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[04:29.16] And a man's gonna do what he has to do
[04:32.28] When he's got a hungry mouth to feed.
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[04:37.64] Well, it's sundown on the union
[04:40.20]
[04:41.14] And what's made in the USA
[04:43.70]
[04:44.88] Sure was a good idea
[04:47.25]
[04:48.31] 'Til greed got in the way.