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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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Bass: Our place we know, we are so low, our place we know we
Alto: -----------Our place we know, we are so low, our place we know
we
Sop: ----------------------Our place we know, we are so low, we
Tenor: -------------------------------Our place we know, we
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B: We’re not too low,the bread to grow we're not too low
A: -------------- We’re not too low,the bread to grow we're not
too low the
S: ----------------------------- We’re not too low, we’re
not too low the
T: -------------------------------------------- We’re not too
low, the
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are so low down at the land-lord’s feet
are so low down at the land-lord’s feet
are so low down at the land-lord’s feet
are so low down at the land-lord’s feet
the bread to grow, too low the bread to eat
the bread to grow, too low the bread to eat
the bread to grow, too low the bread to eat
the bread to grow, too low the bread to eat
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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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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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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
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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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B: And what we get and what we give and what we get and
A: -----------------And what we get and what we give and what we get
and
S: -----------------------------------And what we get and what we give
and
T: -----------------------------------------------------And what we
get and
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B: We're not too low the cloth to weave, we're not too low the
A: -------------------We're not too low the cloth to weave, we're not
too low the
S: --------------------------------------We're not too low the cloth
to weave, the
T: ---------------------------------------------------------We're not
too low the
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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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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. |