Banks Of Marble

Pete Seeger

Transposer:

[Verse] I’ve traveled ’round this country From shore to shining shore It really made me wonder The things I heard and saw. [Verse] I saw the weary farmer A-plowing sod and loam I heard the auction hammer A-knocking down his home [Chorus] But the banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the farmer sweated for [Verse] I saw the seaman standing Idly by the shore I heard the bosses saying "Got no work for you no more." [Chorus] But the banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the seamen sweated for [Verse] I saw the weary miner Scrubbing coal dust from his back I heard his children crying Got no coal to heat the shack [Chorus] But the banks are made of marble With a guard at every door And the vaults are stuffed with silver That the miner sweated for [Verse] I’ve seen my brothers working Throughout this mighty land I prayed we’d get together And together make a stand [Chorus] Then we might own those banks of marble With a guard at every door And we’d share those vaults of silver That we have sweated for

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Cette chanson évoque le dur labeur des travailleurs, que ce soit des agriculteurs, des marins ou des mineurs, tout en soulignant l'inégalité qui existe entre leur vie quotidienne et la richesse accumulée dans des banques impassibles, gardées par des gardes. Malgré leurs efforts acharnés pour subvenir aux besoins de leurs familles, ces travailleurs vivent souvent dans la précarité, tandis que leurs efforts enrichissent des institutions qui ne leur apportent aucune sécurité. Elle souligne un sentiment d'exaspération face à l'injustice systémique, tout en appelant à l'unité et à la solidarité pour revendiquer une part de cette richesse. La lutte collective semble être une voie vers un avenir meilleur, où les fruits de leur travail seraient enfin partagés équitablement.

Le Chansonnier