music - traditional, original lyrics by Florence Reece;
new lyrics by Polarity/1
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Produced by Polarity/1
P/1: vocal, guitar, banjo-cavaquinho, blues harp, pandeiro (tambourine)
& kick drum
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The workers built a country. They built a middle class
Unions and inventors, the teachers and the brass
But now it's run by players; It's a zero sum game
Buying senators and mayors And unions get the blame

 

Chorus: Which side are you on, boys? Which side are you on?
                Which side are you on, girls? Which side are you on?

 

Their greed still kills the miner; the job creator's plan
Creating jobs for China while we're living in a van
Corruption is rewarded; social justice made a joke
Equality is thwarted. Our democracy is broke

 

Chorus

 

They poisoned the government, the rivers and the land
They turned our creativity Into Walmart for the bland
The point-O-one percent will own us through and through
They own the fuckin planet and they feel like more is due

The problem isn't money It's very useful stuff
But it's nothing but a sickness if you just can't get enough
The sickness bought the future. The dream is just a con
History is calling to say which side are you on?

Gotta occupy the streets and occupy this song
Gotta occupy reality before everything is gone

 

Chorus

 

music - traditional, original lyrics by Florence Reece;
new lyrics by Polarity/1
 
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