This government had an idea
 And parliament made it law
 It seems like it's illegal
 To fight for the union any more

 Which side are you on, boys?
 Which side are you on?
 Which side are you on, boys?
 Which side are you on?

 We set out to join the picket line
 For together we cannot fail
 We got stopped by police at the county line
 They said, "Go home boys or you're going to jail"

 Which side are you on, boys?
 Which side are you on?
 Which side are you on, boys?
 Which side are you on?

 It's hard to explain to a crying child
 Why her Daddy can't go back
 So the family suffer
 But it hurts me more
 To hear a scab say Sod you, Jack

 Which side are you on, boys?
 Which side are you on?
 Which side are you on, boys
 Which side are you on?

 I'm bound to follow my conscience
 And do whatever I can
 But it'll take much more than the union law
 To knock the fight out of a working man

 Which side are you on, boys?
 Which side are you on?
 Which side are you on, boys?
 Which side are you on?