The Hard Times of Old England-Bob Cooper/Ron Copper

[ti:The Hard Times of Old England] [ar:Bob Cooper] [al:English Shepherd and Farming Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Hard Times of Old England - Bob Cooper/Ron Copper [00:00.96]Come all brother tradesmen that travel along [00:05.82] [00:06.56]O pray come and tell me [00:09.05]Where the trade is all gone [00:12.22]Long time i have traveled [00:14.88]And I cannot find none [00:17.29]And sing all the hard times of old England [00:22.21] [00:22.79]In old England very hard times [00:28.22] [00:28.87]Provisions you buy at the shop it is true [00:33.81] [00:34.72]But if you've no money [00:36.83]There's none there for you [00:40.00]So what's a poor man [00:42.14]And his family to do [00:44.70]And sing all the hard times of old England [00:50.23]In old England very hard times [00:55.66] [00:56.58]If you go to the shop [00:58.93]And you'll ask for a job [01:01.76]They'll answer you there [01:04.74]With a shake and a nod [01:08.05]So that's enough to [01:09.90]Make a man turn out and rob [01:13.34]And it's all the hard times of old England [01:19.26]In old England very hard times [01:24.85] [01:25.69]You will see the poor [01:27.71]Tradesmen a-walkin' the street [01:31.40]From morning to night for employment to seek [01:37.26]And scarce have they got any shoes to their feet [01:42.66]And it's all the hard times of old England [01:48.17]In old England very hard times [01:53.64] [01:54.75]Our soldiers and sailors have just come from war [02:00.66]They been fighting for the Queen [02:02.97]And country this year [02:06.48]Come home to be starved [02:08.96]Better stay where they were [02:11.87]And sing all the hard times of old England [02:17.41]In old England very hard times [02:22.88] [02:23.63]And now to conclude [02:26.19]And to finish my song [02:29.67]Let us hope that these hard times [02:32.82]They will not last long [02:35.77]I hope soon to have occasion to alter my song [02:41.80]And all the good times of old England [02:47.11] [02:47.73]In old England jolly good times