Biography:
Florence Reece (née Patton; b. April 12, 1900, d. August 3, 1986) was an American social activist, poet, and folksong writer. Born in Sharps Chapel, Tennessee the daughter and wife of coal miners, she is best known for the song, "Which Side Are You On?" written in 1931 during a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in which her husband, Sam Reece, was an organizer.
Pete Seeger, collecting labor union songs, learned "Which Side Are You On" in 1940.
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[Intro]
Em Bm D Em
[Verse]
Em G
Come all of you good workers
D Em/Asus2
Good news to you I'll tell
Em G
Of how that good old union
D E
Has come in here to dwell
[Chorus]
Em Bm
Which side are you on?
D Em
Which side are you on?
Em Bm
Which side are you on?
D Em
Which side are you on?
[Verse]
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
Em Bm D Em
[Verse]
Em G
Come all of you good workers
D Em/Asus2
Good news to you I'll tell
Em G
Of how that good old union
D E
Has come in here to dwell
[Chorus]
Em Bm
Which side are you on?
D Em
Which side are you on?
Em Bm
Which side are you on?
D Em
Which side are you on?
[Verse]
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
Florian Ast
Florian Etienne
Florian Ostertag
Floricienta
Florida