Lyrics Gene Autry – The Death Of Mother Jones

The world today’s in mourning
O’er the death of Mother Jones
Gloom and sorrow hover
Around the miners’ homes

O’er the hills and through the valley
In ev’ry mining town
Mother Jones was ready to help them
She never turned them down
On front with the striking miners
She always could be found
And received a hearty welcome
In ev’ry mining town

She was fearless of every danger
She hated that which was wrong
She never gave up fighting
Until her breath was gone
This noble leader of labor
Has gone to a better land
While the hard-working miners
They miss her guiding hand

May the miners all work together
To carry out her plan
And bring back better conditions
For every laboring man