"It's Better With A Union Man" lyrics

Oh, list' to the story we sing you
Of everything that came to pass
To Bertha, the sewing-machine girl
A winsome and class-conscious lass
As sweet as the flowers in springtime
She worked at the men's pants machine
Her sweetheart close by at another
While union love blossomed serene
One day, little Bertha was sewing
Not knowing that danger was near
A villain espied her
And paused there beside her:
A non-union man with a leer

Oh, it's better with a union man!
It's better with a union man!
You'll live to regret if you ever forget
This motto proletarian!
So, always be upon your guard!
Demand to see a union card!
You'll never go wrong if you follow this plan
It's better with a union man!

Poor, sweet, innocent little Bertha
She didn't suspect that this guy
Contrary to all union bylaws
Had six other wives on the sly
while Bertha was sewing her wild oats
'Midst black caviar and champagne
Her true union lover was waiting
At Local Sixteen all in vain
Alas, she forgot all the precepts
Which for working girls are correct
That non-union cad
He was thoroughly bad
He did just what you all would expect

Oh, it's better with a union man!
It's better with a union man!
You'll live to regret if you ever forget
This motto proletarian!
So, always be upon your guard!
Demand to see a union card!
You'll never go wrong if you follow this plan
It's better with a union man!