i dreamed i saw joe hill last night alive as you and me says i but joe you re ten years dead i never died said he i never died said he the copper bosses killed you joe they shot you joe says i takes more than guns to kill a man says joe i didn t die says joe i didn t die in salt lake city joe says i him standing by my bed they framed you on a murder charge says joe but i ain t dead says joe but i ain t dead and standing there as big as life and smiling with his eyes says joe what they can never kill went on to organize went on to organize from san diego up to maine in every mine and mill where working men defend their rights it s there you find joe hill it s there you find joe hill i dreamed i saw joe hill last night alive as you and me says i but joe you re ten years dead i never died said he i never died said he