[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Workers of the world, unite
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You have nothing to lose but your chains
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You can lose them if you like tonight
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But you gotta strive, you gotta strive with all your might and main
[Verse 2]
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The history of our entire society (hey, hey, hey!)
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Is the history of the struggle with the bourgeoisie
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From now on we must all strive resolutely (hey, hey, hey!)
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To bring about the overthrow of the bourgeoisie
[Bridge]
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I address myself to the doomed bourgeoisie
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The bourgeoisie creates a world in its own image
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The bourgeoisie controls the means of production
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The bourgeoisie believes nothing but naked self-interest
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The bourgeoisie is a jive turkey
[Chorus]
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Our ends can only be obtained by the forceful overthrow of existing conditions
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Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communist revolution
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We disdain to conceal views and our aims
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The proletariat has nothing to lose but it's chains
[Verse 3]
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We got a world to win
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We got a world to win, ohhh yeah
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We got a world to win
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We got a world to win, ohhh yeah
[Verse 4]
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Workers of the world, unite
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You have nothing to lose but your chains
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You can lose them if you like tonight
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But you gotta strive, you gotta strive with all your might and main
[Outro]
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Yeah heah heah!