"The verse of 'Which Side Are you On?' that you included (UC labor quote 4/12) isn't in the Florence Reece recording that's on YouTube," writes Fred Stollnitz, "but others sing it with the words 'Us poor folks haven't got a chance unless we organize.' That's how I recall hearing it. Have you a source for 'Poor folks ain't got a chance Unless they organize'"?
Florence Reese’s original lyrics for “Which Side Are You On” include the line “Us poor folks haven't got a chance/Unless we organize”; the Natalie Merchant version included in yesterday’s Labor Quote and Union City Radio drops the “us."
Florence Reese’s original lyrics for “Which Side Are You On” include the line “Us poor folks haven't got a chance/Unless we organize”; the Natalie Merchant version included in yesterday’s Labor Quote and Union City Radio drops the “us."