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Sea Green Singers - Song of the Low - Page
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1. We plough and sow, we are
so low that we delve in the dirty clay Till we bless the plain with the golden grain and vale with the fragrant hay |
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2. Down,down we go, we are so low, to the hell of the deep sunk mine but we gather the proudest gems that glow when the crown of the despots shine |
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line 1 B: When ever he lacks up on our backs fresh loads he deigns to lay A:--------------------When ever he lacks up on our backs when ever he lacks up S:----------------------------------------When ever he lacks up on our backs up- T:-----------------------------------------------------------When ever he lacks up line 2 B: We’re far too low to vote the tax we're far too low to A: ------------------We’re far too low tovote the tax we're far too low to S: -------------------------------------We’re far too low to vote the tax to T: --------------------------------------------------------We’re far too low to |
up- pon our backs fresh loads he deigns to lay up- pon our backs fresh loads he deigns to lay up- pon our backs fresh loads he deigns to lay up- pon our backs fresh loads he deigns to lay vote the tax but not too low to pay vote the tax but not too low to pay vote the tax but not too low to pay vote the tax but not too low to pay |
3. We're low we're low, we're rabble we know yet at our plastic power The mold at the lordlings feet will grow into palace and church and tower |
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line 1 B: When prostrate fall in the rich man's hall at the rich man's feet in the A : ---------------------When prostrate fall in the rich man's hall at the rich man's feet in the S : -------------------------------------------When prostrate fall in the rich man's hall in the T ------------------------------------------------------------------When prostrate fall in the line 2 B: We’re not too low, to build the wall we're not too low we’re A: -------------------We’re not too low, to build the wall we're not too low we’re S: ---------------------------------------We’re not too low, to build the wall we're T: ----------------------------------------------------------We’re not too low, we’re |
rich man’s hall cringe at the rich-man’s door rich man’s hall cringe at the rich-man’s door rich man’s hall cringe at the rich-man’s door rich man’s hall cringe at the rich-man’s door not too low, too low to tread the floor not too low, too low to tread the floor not too low, too low to tread the floor not too low, too low to tread the floor |
4. We're low, we're low we are so low yet from our fingers glide the silken flow and the robes that glow round the limbs of the sons of pride |
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what we give we're low and we know our share what we give we're low and we know our share what we give we're low and we know our share what we give we're low and we know our share cloth to weave too low the cloth to wear cloth to weave too low the cloth to wear cloth to weave too low the cloth to wear cloth to weave too low the cloth to wear |
5. We're low we're low we are so low yet when the trumpets ring The thrust of a poor man's arm will go through the heart of the proudest king |
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line 1 B: We're low, we're low our place we know our place we know our A: ---------------------We're low, we're low our place we know our place we know our S: -------------------------------------------We're low, we're low our place we know our T: -----------------------------------------------------------------We're low, we're low our line 2 B: We're not too low to kill the foe, we're not too low to A: ------------------We're not too low to kill the foe, we're not too low to S: -------------------------------------We're not too low to kill the foe, to T: -------------------------------------------------------We're not too low to |
place we know on-ly the rank and file place we know on-ly the rank and file place we know on-ly the rank and file place we know on-ly the rank and file kill the foe, too low to touch the spoil. kill the foe, too low to touch the spoil. kill the foe, too low to touch the spoil. kill the foe, too low to touch the spoil. |