Have you been to work at Idris?   No we won't go in today!   For we're standing by our comrade   And we'll never run away   She stood bravely by the Union   And she spoke up for us true   And if she gets the sack   No we never shall go back   What e'er they do, what e'er they do   Now you boys who're washing bottles   It really is a shame   To take the place of women   Don't you think you are to blame?   Come with us and join the Union   Never heed what Idris say   We are out to right the wrong   And now we shan't be long   Hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray   Master Willy, master Willy   You must give in once again   It was wrong to sack a woman   With two children to maintain   Thirteen years she's faithful served you   Though she was three minutes late   But our little sister Anne   Why she never checked the man   At the gate, at the gate   Oh you great king in the palace   And you statesman at the top   When you're drinking soda water   Or imbibing ginger pop   Think of some who work at Idris   For very little pay   And who only get nine bob   For a most unpleasant job   Alackaday, alackaday   Now then girls all join the Union   Whatever you may be   In pickles, jam, or chocolates   Or packing pounds of tea   For we all want better wages   And this is what we say   'We are out to right the wrong'   'And now we shan't be long'   'Hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray'