Music
Which Side Are You On?
(Marnie Niemi)
2007-02
Lyrics by Florence Reece, Aunt Molly Jackson
Come all you good workers,
Good news to you I'll tell
Of how the good old union
Has come in here to dwell.
CHORUS:
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
I am a union woman,
As brave as I can be,
I do not like the bosses,
And the bosses don’t like me.
My daddy was a miner,
And I'm a miner's son,
And I'll stick with the union
'Til every battle's won.
They say in Harlan County
There are no neutrals there.
You’re either for the union,
Or a thug for J. H. Blair.
The bosses ride fine horses,
While we walk in the mud,
Their banner is a dollar sign,
While ours is striped with blood.
Don't scab for the bosses,
Don't listen to their lies.
Us poor folks haven't got a chance
Unless we organize.