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Version 1

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T:In Praise Of The Ploughman
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w:Ye lads and lass - ses a' draw near I'm sure it will - de-light your ear
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w:As for me, - I'll be no sweir, to sing the praise of the plough-man. The
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w:Ve-ry king that wears - the crown the breth-ren of the sac-red gown, the
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w:dukes and lords - of high re-known de-ped up-on the plough-man.
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W:Ye lads and lasses a' draw near
W:I'm sure it will delight your ear
W:As for me I'll be no sweir
W:To sing the praise of the ploughman
W:The very King that wears the crown
W:The brethren of the sacred gown
W:The Dukes and Lords of high renown
W:Depend upon the ploughman.
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W:The gardener he cries out wi' speed
W:I'm sure I was learned the gardener trade
W:Before there was a ploughman.
W:Oh gardener lad it's true you say
W:But how long gardener did you stay?
W:I'm sure it was just scarce a day
W:Ere ye became a ploughman.
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W:The blacksmith he says I hear news
W:Do I not make your iron ploughs
W:And fit the coulter for its use
W:Or there would be nae ploughman
W:Oh blacksmith we must allow
W:That you can make an iron plough
W:But you would n'er got that to do
W:If it were not for the ploughman
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W:The mason he cries ho ho fie
W:Do I not build your castles high
W:The wind and rain for to defy
W:Far better than the ploughman
W:Oh mason ye may build a house
W:And fit it for its proper use
W:But from the King unto the mouse
W:Depends upon the ploughman.
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W:The tailor he cries out wi' haste
W:I pray of this don't make a jest
W:Oh I can make coat, trews and vest
W:Far better than a ploughman
W:Oh tailor ye may make braw clothes
W:But where's the meal for to be brose?
W:Ye might close up braith, mouth and nose
W:If it were not for the ploughman
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W:Success the ploughman's wages crown
W:Let ploughman's wages ne'er come down
W:And plenty in Scotland aye abound
W:By labour of the ploughman.
W:Foir the very King that wears the crown
W:The brethren of the sacred gown
W:The Dukes and Lords of high renown
W:Depend upon the ploughman.

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