Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Don't give up on real progress, don't listen to the lies,
We haven't got a chance in hell unless we organize;
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Building peace and justice, it's not an easy task,
Links in a chain we struggle, with others from the past;
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Don’t sit out this election, as if you just don't care,
Step forward with Obama, then make him do what's fair; ...
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
From Harlan up to Harlem, true freedom has a cost,
To overcome we must stand up, not fear that all is lost;
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Together we build human rights, it is an endless quest,
Equality for everyone, not more, but nothing less.
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
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The original 1931 lyrics written by Florence Reece whose husband, Sam Reece, was a union organizer for the United Mine Workers in Harlan County, Kentucky. Florence and Sam were both organizers who never gave up.