The Peasants Revolt

"In June 1381, Kentish rebels formed behind Wat Tyler and joined with rebels from Essex and marched on London. When the rebels arrived in Blackheath on June 12, the renegade Lollard priest, John Ball, preached a sermon including the famous question that has echoed down the centuries: "When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?".
The following day, the rebels, encouraged by the sermon, crossed London Bridge into the heart of the city. Meanwhile the 'Men of Essex' had gathered with Jack Straw at Great Baddow and had marched on London, arriving at Stepney.

Instead of what was expected from a riot however, there was only a systematic attack on certain properties, many of them associated with John of Gaunt

Although the Revolt is generally considered a failure, it did succeed in showing the peasants that they were of some value and had some power. In the longer term, the revolt became a formative influence upon the radical tradition within British politics"

- Wiki

John Ball, by Sydney Carter

Who will be the lady, Who will be the lord,
When we are ruled By the love of another?
Tell me, Who will be the lady, Who will be the lord,
In the light that is coming In the morning.

Chorus
Sing, John Ball
And tell it to them all -
Long live the day that is dawning!
And I'll crow like a cock,
I'll carol like a lark,
For the light that is coming
In the morning.

Eve is the lady, Adam is the lord,
When we are ruled By the love of another,
oh it's Eve is the lady, Adam is the lord,
In the light that is coming In the morning.

Chorus

All shall be ruled By fellowship I say,
All shall be ruled By the love of one another,
All shall be ruled By fellowship I say,
In the light that is coming In the morning.

Chorus

Labour and spin For fellowship I say,
Labour and spin For the love of one another.
Labour and spin For fellowship I say,
And the light that is coming In the morning.

-- John Ball, priest, social reformer. (hanged 1381)