The World Is Turned Upside Down-Maddy Prior

[ti:The World Is Turned Upside Down] [ar:Maddy Prior] [al:Hang Up Sorrow And Care] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The World Is Turned Upside Down - Maddy Prior [00:05.86]Listen to me and you shall hear [00:08.54]New hath not been this thousand year [00:11.24]Since Herod Caesar and many more [00:14.00]You never heard the like before [00:16.72]Holy days are despis'd [00:18.12]New fashions are devis'd [00:19.49]Old Christmas is kicked out of town [00:21.61] [00:22.16]Yet let's be content and the times lament [00:24.73]You see the world turned upside down [00:27.36] [00:33.11]Command is given we must obey [00:35.79]And quite forget old Christmas day [00:38.44]Kill a thousand men or a town regain [00:41.13]We will give thanks and praise amain [00:43.77]The wine pot shall clink [00:45.21]We will feast and drink [00:46.54]And then strange motions will abound [00:49.26]Yet let's be content and the times lament [00:51.85]You see the world turned upside down [00:54.41] [00:59.99]Our Lords and Knights and Gentry too [01:02.65]Do mean old fashions to forego [01:05.39]They set a Porter at the gate [01:08.02]That none must enter in thereat [01:10.92]They count it a sin [01:12.24]When poor people come in [01:13.53]Hospitality itself is drowned [01:16.27]Yet let's be content and the times lament [01:18.92]You see the world turned upside down [01:21.71] [02:06.58]The serving men do sit and whine [02:08.96]And think it long ere dinner time [02:11.83]The butler's still out of the way [02:14.81]Or else my lady keeps the key [02:17.45]The poor old Cook [02:18.63]In the larder doth look [02:20.19]Where is no goodess to be found [02:23.08]Yet let's be content and the times lament [02:25.73]You see the world turned upside down [02:28.79] [02:34.21]To conclude I'll tell you news that's right [02:36.82]Christmas was killed at Nannie fight [02:39.36]Charity was slain at that same time [02:42.06]Jack Tell Troth too a friend of mine [02:44.92]Likewise then did die [02:46.16]Roast beef and shred pie [02:47.72]Pig goos and capon no quarter found [02:50.40]Yet let's be content and the times lament [02:53.07]You see the world turned upside down