Which Side Are You On?
Album: Alias BD Jones
By: BD Jones
By: BD Jones
Duration
4:00
Genres
Description
Song written in the 1930's by Mrs Florence Reese, who came from coal mining family family. She was so excited when she heard the Union was comin to Harlan County< KY, that she wrote this on the back of a calendar.
Lyrics
Which Side are You On? COME ALL OF YOU GOOD WORKERS, GOOD NEWS TO YOU I’LL TELL, OF HOW THAT GOOD OLD UNION HAS COME IN HERE TO DWELL. WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON BOYS? WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON BOY? WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? MY DADDY WAS A MINER, AND I’M A MINER’S SON, AND I’LL STICK WITH THE UNION, TILL EVERY BATTLE’S WON. THEY SAY IN HARLAN COUNTY, THERE ARE NO NEUTRALS THERE. YOU’LL EITHER BE A UNION MAN, OR A THUG FOR J.H. BLAIR. OH, WORKERS CAN YOU STAND IT? OH, TELL ME HOW YOU CAN. WILL YOU BE A LOUSY SCAB, OR WILL YOU BE A MAN ? DON’T SCAB FOR THE BOSSES, DON’T LISTEN TO THEIR LIES. US POOR FOLKS HAVEN’T GOT A CHANCE, UNLESS WE ORGANIZE. (Florence Reese)
