Steeleye Span - Hard Times Of Old England lyrics

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