Pete Seeger “Which Side Are You On?“

Pete Seeger’s live version of “Which Side Are You On?“ - a song written by Florence Reece in 1931- was released on ’Pete Seeger’s Greatest Hits’ album in 1967. Reece was the wife of Sam Reece, a union organizer for the United Mine Workers in Harlan County, Kentucky. In 1931, the miners of that region were locked in a bitter and violent struggle with the mine owners called the Harlan County War. Which side are you on boys? Which side are you on? Which side are you on boys? Which side are you on? They say in Harlan County There are no neutrals there. You’ll either be a union man Or a thug for J. H. Blair. Which side are you on boys? Which side are you on? Which side are you on boys? Which side are you on? My dady was a miner, And I’m a miner’s son, He’ll be with you fellow workers Until this battle’s won. Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side