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Which Side Are You On?

Florence Reece
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OriginalBroadside #57, Aprile 1965
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?

Come all you good workers,
Good news to you I'll tell
Of how the good old union
Has come in here to dwell.

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

My dady was a miner,
And I'm a miner's son,
And I'll stick with the union
'Til every battle's won.

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

They say in Harlan County
There are no neutrals there.
You'll either be a union man
Or a thug for J. H. Blair.

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

Oh workers can you stand it?
Oh tell me how you can?
Will you be a lousy scab
Or will you be a man?

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

Don't scab for the bosses,
Don't listen to their lies.
Us poor folks haven't got a chance
Unless we organize.

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?


Come all you bourgeoise black men
With all your excess fat
A few days in the county jail
Will sure get rid of that. (Spoken: Everybody now)

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

Come all you northern liberals
Take a Klansman out to lunch
But when you dine, instead of wine.
You should serve non-violent punch.
(Won't you tell me now) .

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

Come all you rough.tough bullies
Forget your knives and guns
Non-violence is the only way
The battle can.be won. (I want to know now)

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

Come all you high-toned college girls
Pronounce your final "g's"
But don't forget your grandma
She's still scrubbin on her knees. (You'd better
tell me now)

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

You need not join our picket line
If you can't stand the blows
But join your dimes with dollars
Or be counted with our foes. (I really want to
know now)

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

Come all you uncle toms,
Take that hankie from your head .
Forget your fears and shed a tear
For the life of shame you've lead. (You'd better
tell me now)

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

I heard that Governor Wallace (Johnson)
Just up and lost his mind
And he bought a case of Han Tan
And joined the picket line. (What you talkin I
about)

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

They say the Ku Klux Klan
Just up and dyed their sheets
And now they sing "Oh, Freedom"
Everytime they meet.

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

I've been walkin' so long
I've put blisters on the street
live caught the Freedom fever
And it's settled in my feet.

Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?


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