I've been trying to work out the lyrics to 'Dominion of the Sword' from Martin Carthy's 'Right of Passage' album. I think that I've got most of them but am still baffled in a couple of places. Can anyone help?

DOMINION OF THE SWORD

Lay by your pleading, law[?] lies a-bleeding
Burn all your studies down, and throw away your reading
Small by the word as[??], and can afford us
Not half as much privilege as the sword does

It'll the foster the master, plaster disaster
This'll make a servant quickly greater than the master
Ventures, enters, seeks and it centres
Ever the upper hand, never a dissenter

Kruger, Krugerand-a, wither do you wander?
Gone to the subording of Hastings Banda
Kruger, Krugerand-a, tear you all asunder
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Talks of small things, it sets up all things
This'll master money, the money masters all things
It is not season to talk of reason
Never call it loyal when the sword says treason

Calm for the worrier, the whaler, the furrier
This'll get the measure of a Rainbow Warrior
Incognito, come and sink a Rainbow
President will never know, where's your bloody cocoa [???]

Subtle deceiver, turns calm to fever
See the pilgrim feign the unbeliever
It'll make a lay man, preach and to pray man
It'll make a Lord of him that was but a drayman

Conquers the crown too, pray for the gown [?] too
Set you up a province, but it'll pull it down too
No gospel can guide it, no law decide it
In church or state, 'til the sword sanctifies it

Take books, rent 'em, who can invent 'em?
When that the sword says there'll be no argumentum
Blood that is spilt sir, has gained all the guilt, sir
Thus have you seen me run my sword up to the hilt, sir


Thanks for any help

Ed

ed.pellow@virgin.net