chart-o-tron - Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians (BABAM!)

Which Side Are You On

name

Which Side Are You On

category

activist standards

key

C

charts

• Which Side Clarinet.pdf
• Which Side Flute.pdf
• Which Side Sax.pdf
• Which Side Tbone Bass.pdf
• Which Side Trumpet.pdf

lyric

2. Which Side Are You On (Bbm)
adpt from Florence Reece, labor & BLM
Which side are you on, my people, which side are you on? (2x)
- *Malcolm X was a freedom fighter
and he taught us how to fight
And we're gonna fight all day and night until we get it right.
- *Ella Baker... *Anne Braden...
*Grace Lee Boggs... *Greta Thunberg...

notes

from Rude Mechanical Orchestra - https://www.rudemechanicalorchestra.org/music/which-side-are-you

Occupy! Shut it down!
New York is the people's town!
Which side are you on?
Which side are you on?

(You can substitute the chant for something more relevant, depending on the event.)

Originally by Florence Reece, "Which Side Are You On?" was written during the violent conflict between miners and coal operators in Harlan County, Kentucky in the early 1930s.

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