Babies In The Mill Song Lyrics and Chords by Dorsey M. Dixon
Babies In The Mill
Written and recorded by Dorsey M. Dixon
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I used to be a factory hand
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when things were moving
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slow
When children worked in cotton mills
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each morning had to
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go
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Every morning just at five the
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whistle blew on
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time
And called them babies out of bed at the
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age of eight and
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nine
Come out of bed little sleepy head and
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get your bite to
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eat
The factory whistle's calling you there's
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no more time to
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sleep
The children all grew up unlearned
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they never went to
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school
They never learned to read and write but
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learned to spin and
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spool
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Every time I close my eyes I
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see that picture
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still
When textile work was carried on
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with babies in the
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mill
To their jobs those little ones
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was strictly forced to
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go
Those babies had to be on time through
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rain and sleet and
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snow
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Many times when things went wrong
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their bosses often
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frowned
Many times those little ones was
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kicked and shoved
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around
Repeat #2
Old Timer can't you see that scene
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that though the years go
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by
Those babies all went on the job the
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same as you and
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I know you're glad that things have changed
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while we have lots of
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fun
As we go in and do the jobs that
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babies used to
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run
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Babies In The Mill?
- The song Babies In The Mill was sang by Dorsey M. Dixon.
Who is Dorsey M. Dixon?
- Dorsey Murdock Dixon (October 14, 1897, Darlington, South Carolina - April 18, 1968, Plant City, Florida) was an American old-time and country music songwriter and musician. He was also a millworker who spent much of his life working in textile mills in North and South Carolina. Dixon's best known songs were "Wreck on the Highway", which resulted in a copyright dispute with country musician Roy Acuff, and "Babies in the Mill", which was about the Southern textile industry's exploitation of child labor in the early 20th century.
