(Irish trad / Matt McGinn)
Toora loora loora loo
I'll tell you something awfu' true
Wouldn't have your telly the noo
If it wasn't for the union
I had a boss in Aberdeen
The nicest fella that ever was seen
He must have thought me helluva green
Before I joined the union
I had a boss named Allardyce
He was really helluva nice
Except for the way he loaded the dice
Before I joined the union
A pal of mine has bought a car
A second-handed Jaguar
He wouldn't hae travelled half as far
If it wasn't for the union
The bosses they were doing fine
Little children working down the mine
They'd have them on the assembly lines
If it wasn't for the union
So men and women all agree
It's time to rise up off your knee
And raise the banner of unity
Forward with the union