"Joe Hill", also known as "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night",[1] is a folk song named after labor activist Joe Hill, which was originally written in poem by Alfred Hayes in 1925 and composed into music by Earl Robinson in 1936.[2]
"Joe Hill" | |
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Song | |
Released | 1936 (1936) |
Genre | Folk |
Composer(s) | Earl Robinson |
Lyricist(s) | Alfred Hayes |
In 2014, the Paul Robeson version of the song was the third-most requested song by British Labour politicians on Desert Island Discs, behind "Jerusalem" and "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", with the song also chosen by then-party leader Ed Miliband.[3]