The tunes for the songs in this book are all well-known melodies to most Americans. Why do you think the IWW would have chosen these tunes for the book?
Who are the "slavers of the present" in the song?
Why would children "bend above the whizzing wheel" in the song? What does this tell us about work and life at this time?
Why would the IWW create a songbook like this for its meetings?