Word came down   And it crashed through my door   From the twenty-first floor   I was thinkin' about leavin'   Early for lunch   When he told me   To shut off my press   His face turned green   And his white shirt was wet   Like he'd just seen an accident   We threw our masks into a pile   The trucks pulled away for good      Holy Mackinaw Joe   (Holy Mackinaw)   Holy Mackinaw Joe   (Holy Mackinaw)   Holy Mackinaw Joe   (Holy Mackinaw)   Holy Mackinaw Joe      A bus pulled in   And I waved at it   Before I knew what it was   We ran in its tracks   Chasing its tires   But the gates had been riveted shut   I looked for the foreman;   His number was empty   Up to Red Deer to stay   We gathered some signs and we sparked up a fire   Gordie got burned on the high-voltage wire      Holy Mackinaw Joe   (Holy Mackinaw)   Holy Mackinaw Joe   (Holy Mackinaw)   Holy Mackinaw Joe   (Holy Mackinaw)   Holy Mackinaw Joe      The first thing she'll ask me is: "How did it go today?"   And I'll tell her.      I thought there was strength in a union   I thought there was strength in a mob   I thought the company was bluffing   When they threatened to chop us off   Ah, these guns will wilt   The winter will seize   And all the bonfires will go out   The company knows when they can afford to be bold   I wish I could, I wish I could, I wish I could      Holy Mackinaw Joe   (Holy Mackinaw)   Holy Mackinaw Joe   (Holy Mackinaw)   Holy Mackinaw Joe   (Holy Mackinaw)   Holy Mackinaw Joe   (Holy Mackinaw)       We are the horses!