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WE DEAR LABOURING MEN O, some do say the farmer's best, but I do need say no; If it weren't for we poor labouring men, what would the farmers do? They would beat up all their old odd stuff until some new come in There's never a trade in old England like we poor labouring men. O, some do say the baker's best, but I've got need say no; If it weren't for we poor hard-working men, what would the bakers do? Thcy would beat up all their old hard stuff until some new come in There's never a trade in old England like we dear labouring men. O, some do say that the butcher's best but I've got needs say no. If it weren't for we poor hard-working men, what would the butchers do? They would beat up all their old hard stuff until some new come in, There's never a trade in old England likc we dear labouring men. Let every true-born Englishman lift up a flowing glass, And drink a toast to the labouring man, likewise his bonnie lass, And when these cruel times are gone, good days will come again, There's never a trade in old England like we poor labouring men. From Travellers' Songs, MacCoill & Seeger Collected from Caroline Hughes note: Between 1790 and 1816, the English peasant was turned into a wage- labourer, by intensification of land-closure, stiffer poor-law legislation, tighter game laws and economic inflation. RG @work filename[ WELABOUR TUNE FILE: WELABOUR CLICK TO PLAY RG apr96 |
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