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" says he.                  

"In Salt Lake, Joe, by God" says I,      
Him standing by my bed                     
"They framed you on a murder charge"     
Says Joe "But I ain't dead."            

"The copper bosses shot you Joe,          
They killed you Joe" says I               
"Takes more than guns to kill a man"     
Says Joe "I didn't die."                

And standing there as big as life,         
And smiling with his eyes                  
Joe says "What they forgot to kill        
Went on to organise."                     

"Joe Hill ain't dead" he says to me,    
"Joe Hill ain't never died               
Where working men are out on strike        
Joe Hill is at their side.                 

From San Diego up to Maine,                
In every mine and mill,                    
Where working men are out on strike"      
Says he, "You'll find Joe Hill."