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T:The Cropper's Song
B:Palmer, R (1988),The Sound of History, Oxford, OUP
S:George Dunn
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
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(A2F) |D2 F F2 A |A2 G G2
w:Come_ crop-per lads of high re-nown,
 C |C2 D E2 F | G2 F D2
w: Who love to drink good ale that's brown,
 A |A2 A B2 A |G G2 F2
w: And strike each haught-y ty-rant down
 D |E G2 B2 A | D3-D2
w: With hatch-et, pike and gun._
 A/A/ |A A2 B2 B |A3
w:Oh the crop-per lads for me,
 z (FG) |A A2 B2 B | A3-A2
w:The_ gal-lant lads for me,*
 F/F/ |D2 F F2 A |G2 G F2
w: Who with lust-y stroke the shear frames broke,
 D |E G2 B2 A | D3  |]
w:The crop-per lads for me
W:Come cropper lads of high renown,
W:Who love to drink strong ale that's brown
W:And strike each haughty tyrant down
W:With hatchet, pike and gun.
W:
W:Chorus:
W:Oh the cropper lads for me,
W:The gallant lads for me,
W:Who with lusty stroke the shear frame broke,
W:The cropper lads for me.
W:
W:Who though the special still advance
W:And soldiers nightly round us prance,
W:The cropper lads still lead the dance
W:With hatchet, pike and gun.
W:
W:And night be night when all is still
W:And the moon is hid behind the hill,
W:We forward march to do our will
W:With hatchet, pike and gun.
W:
W:Great Enoch still shall lead the van,
W:Stop him who dare, stop him who can.
W:Press forward every gallant man
W:With hatchet, pike and gun.