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The rich man's house

Rise Again:
Rich & Poor
p. 228
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Rich man's house, the
First Line: 
Well, I went down to the rich man's house and I took back what he stole from me

Artist & Tune

Composed by: 
Anne Feeney

Version by Anne Feeney

Version by The Resistance Revival Chorus

Reference

Genre: 
composed folk US

About the Song

Anne gives a co-author credit to the Kensington Welfare Rights Union (in Philadelphia).

Here is an online article about welfare rights unions like the one that helped create this song.

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