Singing the Living Tradition ‎#157

157. Step by Step the Longest March

Step by step, the longest march
can be won, can be won.
Many stones can form an arch,
singly none, singly none.
And by union, what we will
can be accomplished still,
drops of water turn a mill,
singly none, singly none.

Text Information

• First Line: Step by step the longest march can be won
• Title: Step by Step the Longest March
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Words and Deeds of Prophetic Women and Men: Labor and Learning; Commitment
• Source: From the preamble to the Constitition of the United Mine Workers of America

Tune Information

• Name: SOLIDARITY
• Adapter: Waldemar Hille, 1908-
• Arranger: Waldemar Hille, 1908-
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Key: f minor
• Source: Irish folk song
• Copyright: © 1969 by Waldemar Hille