[Chorus]
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat
[Verse 1]
D A
We are the workers of Ontario
Em A D
We work for the rich of the United States
G C#m F#m Bm
We work for the rich of Canada
Em A D
We work under the yoke of wage-slavery
Am D G C
Hauling the riches out of the earth
F Bm E
Manufacturing commodities for the rich to sell.
Am D
We are the workers of Ontario
G Em A
A mighty section of the Canadian working class.
[Chorus]
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat
[Verse 2]
D A
We are workers of Ontario
Em A D
Long oppressed by the graft and corruption
G C#m F#m Bm
Brought into the organised working class
Em A D
By the blacklegs, the sellouts and traitors
Am D G C
The labour aristocracy
F Bm E
Those who swear by the name of Capital
Am
Big bosses of the Autoworkers, Steel and other unions
G E A
Everyone of them want our blood to be sucked.
[Chorus]
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat
[Verse 3]
D A
In the 40s we fought against exploitation
Em A D
And in the 50s we never stopped
G C#m F#m Bm
Many were the struggles which the rich cannot forget
Em A D
Yet still they say we're for the capitalist system.
Am D G C
Yet, our ideology is Marxism-Leninism
F Bm F
We're workers and like workers everywhere
Am D
Our aspiration is for socialism
G E A
Ushered in by violent revolution
[Chorus]
Dm E G#
We are the workers of Ontario
D C A
The workers of Ontario
Dm G
We hail from the north and from the south
F
In the north we mine the ore
Em A
In the south we manufacture
Dm G D
We are a part of the Canadian
G A Dm
Canadian proletariat