Which Side Are You On?
Florence ReeceBroadside #57, Aprile 1965 | |
Come all of you good people You women and you men Once more our backs are to the wall We're being attacked again Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side are you on? We've fought a million battles To defend our hard-won rights We're going to have to fight again And I ask you here tonight Thatcher sent MacGregor To smash the NUM And break the workers' unity And I ask you once again Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side are you on? The Tories rant and tear their hair And shout 'democracy' But the kind the Tories have in mind Is not for you or me Their screaming about ballots Is pure hypocrisy If they care so much for ballots What about the GLC? Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side are you on? By bully boys in uniforms And thugs with riot shields Our comrades' blood is being shed But still they will not yield It's time for a decision And you really have to choose Support the miners' struggle Or the next in line is you 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? |