Which Side Are You On?

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Which Side Are You On? by The Almanac Singers

About Which Side Are You On?

"Which Side Are You On?" is a song written in 1931 by American activist Florence Reece (who was the wife of Sam Reece, a union organizer for the United Mine Workers in Harlan County, Kentucky). Pete Seeger, collecting labor union songs, learned "Which Side Are You On?" in 1940. The following year, it was recorded by The Almanac Singers in a version that gained a wide audience. Subsequently, the song has been recorded by a number of other artists. .

Which Side Are You On? Lyrics

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, boys?
Which side are you on?
My daddy was a miner
He's now in the air and sun
He'll be with you fellow workers
Until the battle's won
Which side are you on, boys?
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. Claire
Which side are you on, boys?
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, boys?
Which side are you on?
Don't scab for the bosses
Don't listen to their lies
Poor folks ain't got a chance
Unless they organize
Which side are you on, boys?
Which side are you on?

From the album: The Social Power of Music

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