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1	Come all brother tradesmen that travel along						Come all brother tradesment that travel along	1
	O pray, come and tell me where the trade is all gone						O pray, come and tell me where the trade is all gone
	Long time have I travelled, and I cannot find none						Long time have I travelled, and I cannot find none
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	And sing all the hard times of old England						And sing all the hard times of old England
	In old England, very hard times						In old England, very hard times
	Provisions you buy at the shop, it is true						Provisions you buy at the shop, it is true
	But if you've no money, there's none there for you						But if you've no money, there's none there for you
	So what's a poor man and his family to do?						So what's a poor man and his family to do?
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	You must go to the shop and you'll ask for a job						You must go to the shop and you'll ask for a job
	They'll answer you there with a shake and a nod						They'll answer you there with a shake and a nod
	And that's enough to make a man turn out and rob						And that's enough to make a man turn out and rob
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5	[Chorus:]						You will see the poor tradesmen a-walkin's the street	5
3	You will see the poor tradesmen a-walkin' the street							3
	From morning to night for employment to seek						From morning to night for employment to seek
	And scarce have they got any shoes to their feet						And scarce have they got any shoes to their feet
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	Our soldiers and sailors have just come from war						Our soldiers and sailors have just come from war
	Been fighting for Queen and country this year						Been fighting for Queen and country this year
	Come home to be starved, better stayed where they were						Come home to be starved, better stayed where they were
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	And now to conclude and to finish my song						And now to conclude and to finish my song
	Let us hope that these hard times,						Let us hope that these hard times,
	they will not last long						they will not last long
	I hope soon to have occasion to alter my song, and sing						I hope soon to have occasion to alter my song, and sing
	Oh, the good times of old England						Oh, the good times of old England
	In old England, jolly good times!						In old England, jolly good times!

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