🏭 Step Back in time to a Victorian Factory Floor with Work! Work! Work!

Work! Work! Work! is an unforgettable primary school history song that captures the harsh realities of Victorian child labour. Built around an authentic backing track featuring real factory sounds, this rhythmically relentless song immerses children in the gritty world of Victorian industry, while also expressing their heartfelt dreams of freedom and fresh air.

Perfect for Victorian history lessons, assemblies, or performances, this song offers an engaging way to help pupils connect emotionally with the struggles of the past.

👉 Download Work! Work! Work! today and bring history to life through the power of music.

🎶 What’s Included in Your Song Pack

• Vocal track – great for teaching and rehearsals

• Backing track – complete with realistic factory sounds

• Printable sheet music – melody line, piano/keyboard, and lyrics

• Lyrics (PDF and PowerPoint) – ready to print or show on screen

💡 Music Education Benefits

• Reinforces historical understanding through song

• Introduces pupils to Victorian working conditions in a memorable way

• Encourages active participation and performance confidence

• Supports cross-curricular learning across history, music, and drama

💛 Why Teachers Love This Song

Teachers appreciate how Work! Work! Work! makes the reality of Victorian child labour tangible, sparking discussion, empathy, and engagement in young learners. The mix of authentic industrial sounds with a powerful rhythm makes it a memorable performance piece.

🌟 A Must-Have for Your Victorians Topic

Add depth, drama, and musical energy to your Victorian history curriculum with Work! Work! Work! – a song that ensures children not only learn history but also feel its impact.

👉 Add it to your basket today and let your pupils step into the shoes of Victorian child workers.

Looking for more history song inspiration? Explore our full History song collection for schools – a great resource to develop both historical knowledge and musical skills.

Included in your song pack:

1. audio file of backing track with instruments playing the melody in mp3 format
2. audio file of vocal track in mp3 format
3. song words in PDF format
4. sheet music in PDF format
5. PowerPoint of song words

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All the files will appear in your account ready to download with one click as a compressed ‘zip’ file and you’ll have everything you need to get singing straight away!

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Work! Work! Work!

1
We work, work, work from dawn till dusk,
In the noisy factories.
We work, work, work to stay alive,
Between machines we squeeze.
We work, work, work from the age of five,
In the darkness of the mines.
We work, work, work we have no choice,
In cruel Victorian Times.

2
We dream of open spaces,
Where the sun will shine down on our worn out faces,
Where the sky is blue and there are warm embraces,
But we’re stuck in awful places

3
We work, work, work from dawn till dusk,
Cleaning chimneys cramped and black.
We work, work, work to stay alive,
There is no turning back.
We work, work, work from the age of five,
For a pittance every day.
We work, work, work we have no choice,
There is no time to play,
There is no time to play,
There is no time to play.

© A M Dilkes 2013 primarysongs.co.uk

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