Now I walk the picket line
I was there in Bloody Harlan
When we tried to organize
The miners faced starvation
You could see it in their eyes
The Company hired some gun thugs
Many miners died it′s said
They come to kill the union
But they lost their lives instead
Which side are you on boys, which side are you on?
You're either for the rich man, or the union standing strong
We would fight hitler's armies
In the war across the sea
But they would not hire a miner
Your pockets they will rob
Which side are you on boys, which side are you on?
You're either for the rich man, or the union standing strong
I′ll never trust a rich man
To keep his marble mansion
He′ll starve a child to death
Don't mourn my passing long
And keep the Union strong!
Who dared to take a stand
Who lived to feed his family