Question

These song lyrics were written about people who became

(1) sharecroppers in the South
(2) migrant farm workers on the West Coast
(3) fishermen in New England
(4) coal miners in the Ohio River valley

Answer 1

Assuming that this is referring to the same lyrics that were posted before with this question, the proper answer would be "(1) sharecroppers in the South" or in general just simply sharecroppers.