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

Which Side Are You On (GTBB)

name

Which Side Are You On (GTBB)

category

borrowed songs

structure

Bone line enters with clapping (8 bars or until cued)
Tuba and drums join
A
B
A
B (sung)
Solos over A with B sung between
Sing verse and chorus again
Bone line
A
B (sung)
Bone line + clapping to end (no clap on last 3 notes)

Parade Form:

Bone, Tuba, and drums with clapping [1 finger from leader]
Whistle count in (1-2, 1-2-3-4)
A [2]
B [3]
A
B (sung chorus)
Bone, Tuba, and drums with clapping [1]
Repeat

perfnotes

Clapping Pattern (clap on ') (2-3 clave:
| 1 + 2' + 3' + 4 + | 1' + 2 +' 3 + 4' + |

key

Dm

charts

PDFs

• Which Side Are You On - C melody.pdf
• Which Side Are You On - trombone.pdf
• Which Side Are You On - Eb melody.pdf
• Which Side Are You On - F.pdf
• Which Side Are You On - tuba.pdf
• Which Side Are You On - Bb melody.pdf

lyric

Oh workers can you stand it,
I don’t see how you can
Will you be a lousy scab
or will take a stand

Don’t scab for the bosses,
don’t listen to their lies
Us workers haven’t got a chance
unless we organize

Chorus:
Which side are you on? Which side are you on?
Which side are you on? Which side are you on?

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