Come all you poor workers
Good news to you I'll tell
How that good old union
Has come in here to dwell
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
We're starting our good battle
We know we're sure to win
Because we've got the gun
Thugs are looking very thin
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
You go to Harlan County
There is no neutral there
You'll either be a union man
Or a thug for J.H. Blair
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
They say they have to guard us
To educate their child
Their children live in luxury
Our children almost wild
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Gentlemen, can you stand it?
Oh, tell me how you can
Will you be a gun thug or will you be a man?
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
My daddy was a miner
He's now in the air and sun
He'll be with you fellow workers
'Til every battle's won
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?
Now all of you know which side you're on
And they'll never keep us down
