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source: THE EIGHT HOUR WORKINGMEN'S DEMONSTRATION HOLIDAY SONG BOOK
pamphlet published by A W Beard, George Street, Sydney Mitchell library AIR.— "Auld Lang Syne," OR " Partant Pour la Syria." SITE SOURCE: SYDNEY FOLKLORE - SECTION 2: Labour History I'M AN EIGHT-HOUR WORKING MANI'm an eight hour working man, hooray !An eight hour working man; For eight hours work, eight hours pay, Is for me the 'wisest plan. "Hooray! hooray! hip, hip hooray For the eight hours working plan, For eight hours work, eight hours pay, Is for me the wisest plan." I'm an eight hour working man, hooray! An eight hour working man; For eight hours sleep, and eight hours play, Is a wise and human plan. "Hooray! hooray! hip, hip hooray! For the eight hour working plan; For eight hours sleep, and eight hours pay, Is a wise and human plan." I am a man, and the eight hours plan, For WORK, for SLEEP, for PLAY, Is just and right, deny it who can, So let's be merry to-day. "Hooray! hooray! hip, hip hooray1 For the eight hour working plan; Is just and right, deny it who can, So let's be merry to-day," I will not fight by force or might, I'm an eight hours working man; He can't be wrong whose cause is right, And that's the eight hour plan. " Hooray! hooray! hip, hip hooray! For the eight hours working plan; He can't be wrong whose cause is right, And that's the eight hour plan." For wife and home and children dear, I'm an eight hour working man; I envy neither king nor peer, Whilst I work on the eight hour plan. " Hooray! hooray! hip, hip hooray! For the eight hour working plan; I envy neither king nor peer, 'Whilst I work on the eight hour plan."
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