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<song>
<song>
Em
Marcher lasses, Marcher lads,
Marcher lasses, Marcher lads,
Em                                            A
Leave your homes and leave your farms
Leave your homes and leave your farms
Em
Beat your ploughshares into swords
Beat your ploughshares into swords
Em                          Bm
The time has come to take up arms
The time has come to take up arms


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'''Chorus:'''
'''Chorus:'''
A
Come along and join with me
Come along and join with me
A                                    Em
Hear the horns the Beaters blow
Hear the horns the Beaters blow
Em
Our foes will fall before the scythe
Our foes will fall before the scythe
Em                              Bm
From earth we come, to earth we go
From earth we come, to earth we go



Revision as of 18:59, 8 October 2012

Original tune Hughie Graeme as sung by June Tabor. Lyrics by Daisy Abbott and Chris Edwards.

The verse and repeat should be sung to the first variation (v1 in the recording linked above), the chorus is to the second variation (v3 in the recording linked above).

Em Marcher lasses, Marcher lads, Em A Leave your homes and leave your farms Em Beat your ploughshares into swords Em Bm The time has come to take up arms

Repeat

Chorus: A Come along and join with me A Em Hear the horns the Beaters blow Em Our foes will fall before the scythe Em Bm From earth we come, to earth we go

Join me marching ever on With your billhook in your hand Feel the ground begin to shake When Marchers fight for Marcher land

Repeat

Chorus

We are stout and we are strong Marcher folk will never yield We shall never be afraid With Virtue as our shining shield

Repeat

Chorus

Those that stand before us now They shall reap just as they sow Their bodies will enrich our soil Their blood will make the barley grow

Repeat

Chorus