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Hard Times of Old England
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Steeleye Span
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Come all brother tradesment that travel along
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O pray, come and tell me where the trade is all gone
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Long time have I travelled, and I cannot find none
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And sing all the hard times of old England
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In old England, very hard times
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Provisions you buy at the shop, it is true
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But if you've no money, there's none there for you
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So what's a poor man and his family to do?
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You must go to the shop and you'll ask for a job
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They'll answer you there with a shake and a nod
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And that's enough to make a man turn out and rob
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You will see the poor tradesmen a-walkin's the street
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From morning to night for employment to seek
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And scarce have they got any shoes to their feet
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Our soldiers and sailors have just come from war
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Been fighting for Queen and country this year
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Come home to be starved, better stayed where they were
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And now to conclude and to finish my song
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Let us hope that these hard times will not last long
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I hope soon to have occasion to alter my song, and sing
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Oh, the good times of old England
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In old England, jolly good times!
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