《The Triumph of General Ludd》歌词

歌曲： The Triumph of General Ludd

所属专辑：Get on with It: Live

歌手： Chumbawamba

时长： 03:00

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The Triumph of General Ludd - Chumbawamba[00:00:00]

No more chant your old rhymes about old Robin Hood[00:00:00]

His feats I do little admire[00:00:07]

I'll sing the achievements of General Ludd[00:00:11]

Now the hero of Nottingham Shire[00:00:15]

Brave Ludd was to measures of violence unused[00:00:19]

'Till his sufferings became so severe[00:00:24]

That at last to defend his own interest he rose[00:00:28]

And for the great fight did prepare[00:00:33]

The guilty may fear but no vengeance he aims[00:00:37]

At the honest man's life or estate[00:00:42]

His wrath is entirely confined to wide frames[00:00:46]

And to those that would prices abate[00:00:50]

Those engines of mischief were sentenced to die[00:00:54]

By unanimous vote of the trade[00:00:59]

And Ludd who can all opposition defy[00:01:03]

Was the grand executioner made[00:01:07]

And when in the work he destruction employs[00:01:11]

Himself to no method confines[00:01:16]

By fire and by water he gets them destroyed[00:01:20]

For the elements aid his designs[00:01:24]

Whether guarded by soldiers along the highway[00:01:29]

Or closely secured in a room[00:01:33]

He shivers them up by night and by day[00:01:37]

And nothing can soften their doom[00:01:42]

Ye may censure great Ludd's disrespect for the laws[00:01:45]

Who ne'er for a moment reflects[00:01:50]

That foul imposition alone was the 'cause[00:01:54]

Which produced these unhappy effects[00:01:58]

Let the haughty the humble no longer oppress[00:02:02]

Then shall Ludd sheath his conquering sword[00:02:06]

His grievances instantly meet with redress[00:02:10]

Then peace shall be quickly restored[00:02:15]

Let the wise and the great lend their aid and advice[00:02:19]

Nor e'er their assistance withdraw[00:02:25]

Till full fashioned work at the old fashioned price[00:02:29]

Is established by custom and law[00:02:33]

Then the trade when this arduous contest is o'er[00:02:37]

Shall raise in full splendor its head[00:02:41]

And colting and cutting and swearing no more[00:02:45]

Shall deprive all his workers of bread[00:02:49]