G                                         D         G
Big ship on the ocean going up in smoke
G                                           D                Em
One part dancing, ninety-nine parts broke
         G                                              D    G
The captain gets a bonus even if it sinks
                   Em                               A
While the rest of us will fade away

..

                 Em                                   D                           G    Em
Chorus: Workers in trouble. It's time to shout — May Day
                 Em                                   D                          G    Em
                 Unions gettin' busted. Got to shout — May Day
                 Em                                    D          G    Em
                 Decent people need a decent Pay Day
                 G      A                                                             G   Em
                 Sing it -- MayDay  MayDay  MayDay    Bring it -- MayDay  MayDay  MayDay

Miner's juggling chunks of coal
A waitress spinning a salad bowl
A teacher grading papers cause she thinks it's cool
And we cut 'em off like they're weeds

..

Chorus

Dead in the water, everybody's scared
Outsourced the lifeboats; nobody cared
We get what we pay for. Noone will be spared
Free market won't save the day

Sandy left a message; it was very clear.

Get off that carbon or you’re outa here
But Exxon Mobile owns the atmosphere.

People left out in the rain

Sing it -- MayDay  MayDay  MayDay    Bring it -- MayDay  MayDay  MayDay
Sing it -- MayDay  MayDay  MayDay    Bring it -- MayDay  MayDay  MayDay