Levellers and Diggers
For the land claimers by Gerrard Winstanley You noble Diggers all, stand up now, stand up now, You noble Diggers all, stand up now, The wast land to maintain, seeing Cavaliers by name Your digging does maintain, and persons all defame Stand up now, stand up now. Your houses they pull down, stand up now, stand up now, Your houses they pull down, stand up now. Your houses they pull down to fright your men in town But the gentry must come down, and the poor shall wear the crown. Stand up now, Diggers all. With spades and hoes and plowes, stand up now, stand up now With spades and hoes and plowes stand up now, Your freedom to uphold, seeing Cavaliers are bold To kill you if they could, and rights from you to hold. Stand up now, Diggers all. Theire self-will is theire law, stand up now, stand up now, Theire self-will is theire law, stand up now. Since tyranny came in they count it now no sin To make...