The Treadmill Song-Ewan MacColl

[ti:The Treadmill Song] [ar:Ewan MacColl] [al:Ballads & People] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Treadmill Song - Ewan MacColl [00:05.39]Step in young man I know your face [00:10.74]It's nothing in your favor [00:15.40] [00:16.04]A little time I'll give to you [00:21.24]Six months unto hard labor [00:26.36]With me hip fol the day with me hip fol the day [00:31.50]With me hip fol the day fol the digee oh [00:36.62] [00:39.45]At six o'clock the screw comes in [00:44.97]A bunch of keys all in his hand [00:49.31] [00:49.86]Step up my lads step up in time [00:54.41] [00:55.06]Tread the wheel 'til breakfast time [00:59.45]With me hip fol the day with me hip fol the day [01:04.38]With me hip fol the day fol the digee oh [01:09.58] [01:12.22]And at eight o'clock the skilly comes in [01:16.95]It's sometimes thick and it's sometimes thin [01:22.32]But never a word dare must not say [01:26.83]Or it's bread and water all next day [01:31.79]With me hip fol the day with me hip fol the day [01:36.66]With me hip fol the day fol the digee oh [01:41.53] [01:44.25]At half past eight the bell do ring [01:48.96]And to the chapel we must swing [01:53.80]Down on our bended knees we fall [01:59.11]The Lord have mercy on us all [02:03.70]With me hip fol the day with me hip fol the day [02:08.55]With me hip fol the day fol the digee oh [02:13.64] [02:16.00]And nine o'clock the jangle ring [02:20.96]All on to the trap boys we must spring [02:25.78]Step up my lads step up in time [02:31.03]The wheel's to tread and the corn's to grind [02:35.57]With me hip fol the day with me hip fol the day [02:40.40]With me hip fol the day fol the digee oh [02:45.34] [02:48.05]Now Saturday's come I am sorry to say [02:52.89]Sunday is starvation day [02:57.73]Our hob-nail boots and our tin mugs too [03:02.96]They are not shined and they will not do [03:07.43]With me hip fol the day with me hip fol the day [03:12.17]With me hip fol the day fol the digee oh [03:16.94] [03:19.84]When six long months are gone and past [03:24.68] [03:25.20]I'll return to my bonny lass [03:29.52]I'll leave the turnkeys all behind [03:34.72]The wheel to tread and the corn to grind [03:39.18]With me hip fol the day with me hip fol the day [03:44.00]With me hip fol the day fol the digee oh