The Work Of The Weavers-The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

[ti:The Work Of The Weavers] [ar:The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem] [al:Irish Gold] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Work Of The Weavers - The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem [00:02.83]We're all met together here to sit and to crack [00:06.92] [00:07.45]Wi' our glasses in our hands [00:09.44]And our work upon our back [00:11.35] [00:12.04]There's nae a trade among 'em [00:14.18]That can mend or can mak [00:16.29]If it wasn't for the work of the weavers [00:20.83]If it was not for the weavers [00:23.50]What would you do [00:25.16] [00:25.76]You wouldn't have the clothes that's made of wool [00:30.35]You wouldn't have a coat of the black or the blue [00:34.51]If it was not for the work of the weavers [00:39.44]There's soldiers and there's sailors [00:41.81]And glaziers and all [00:44.00]There's doctors and there's ministers [00:46.31]And them that live by law [00:48.37]And our friends in sooth America [00:50.81]Though them we never saw [00:52.71]But we can they wear the work of the weavers [00:57.18]If it was not for the weavers [00:59.81]What would you do [01:01.49] [01:02.00]You wouldn't hae the clothes that's made of wool [01:06.62]You wouldn't hae a coat of the black or the blue [01:10.84]If it was not for the work of the weavers [01:15.81]Though weavin' is a trade that never can fail [01:20.16]As long as we need clothes for to keep another hale [01:24.63]So let us all be merry o'er a bicker of good ale [01:28.96]And we'll drink to the health of the weavers [01:33.54]If it was not for the weavers [01:36.06]What would you do [01:38.30]You wouldn't hae the clothes that's made of wool [01:42.22] [01:42.86]You wouldn't hae a coat of the black or the blue [01:47.10]If it was not for the work of the weavers