Florence Reece 1931
Wikipedia: “In 1931, miners and mine owners in southeastern Kentucky were engaged in a labor struggle called the Harlan County War. In an attempt to intimidate the family of union leader Sam Reece, Sheriff J. H. Blair and his men, hired by the mining company, illegally entered Reece’s home in search of him. Reece had been warned and escaped but his wife, Florence, and their children were in the house. That night, after the men had gone, Florence wrote these words on a calendar that hung in their kitchen. She claims to have borrowed the melody from a traditional Baptist hymn, ‘Lay the Lily Low'”
Pete Seeger: Which Side Are You On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsNVzwuJeVk
Come all of you good workers Good news to you I’ll tell Of how the good ol’ union Has come in here to dwell Chorus: Which side are you on? (x2) My daddy was a miner And I’m a miner’s son And I’ll stick with the union ‘Til every battle’s won They say in Harlan County There are no neutrals there You’ll either be a union man Or a thug for J. H. Blair Oh, workers can you stand it? Oh, tell me how you can Will you be a lousy scab Or will you be a man? Don’t scab for the bosses Don’t listen to their lies Us poor folks haven’t got a chance Unless we organize