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#1. What is the main refrain of the song?
The repeated central line is refusal to continue working on Maggie’s farm.
#2. What does the narrator do when he wakes up?
“I wake up in the morning / Fold my hands and pray for rain.”
#3. What is described as “drivin’ me insane”?
“I got a head full of ideas / That are drivin’ me insane.”
#4. What chore is specifically mentioned?
“It’s a shame the way she makes me scrub the floor.”
#5. How does Maggie’s brother give money?
“He hands you a nickel / He hands you a dime.”
#6. What happens when the worker slams the door?
“Then he fines you every time you slam the door.”
#7. Who is described as having a cigar put out in someone’s face?
“He puts his cigar / Out in your face just for kicks.”
#8. What is mentioned standing around Maggie’s pa’s door?
The National Guard stands around his door.”
#9. How old is Maggie’s ma claimed to be?
“She’s sixty-eight, but she says she’s fifty-four.”
#10. What do they say while telling him to work?
The lyric directly says: “Sing while you slave.”
