John Tams 1984
Written for the play “Six Men of Dorset”, was then sung by striking miners. Tams says “it got sung on the picket line, which I thought was about as big a tribute as could be paid to anybody, to be so incorporated – that was enough for me.”
Swan Arcade: Raise Your Banner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF5z3-NqBxw
Bound together through the land Keep the spirit – keep the way Brother sister make a stand Unity will win the day Chorus: Raise your banner high, Strength to strength and line by line Unity must never die Raise your banner high Those who stand in face of strife Those who stand for liberty Fight to win a better life Fight to keep the future free Though the struggle brings us pain Though the struggle brings us tears Ours will be the final gain We will hear the victory cheers