Guthrie's song "Red Wine" is a tribute to the Italian-American anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who were convicted of murder and executed in 1927. In the song, Guthrie expresses his sympathy for the two men and his outrage at the injustice of their trial. He paints a vivid picture of the two men's plight, and his lyrics suggest that he believes they were innocent and that they were victims of prejudice and political persecution.