A Revel

from Revel and Rhyme by Nettlebone

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lyrics

A REVEL

A revel, a revel, we poor men cry
We care not if we live nor die
Free we were born to till the land
Not toil as slaves at genteel hand

We live by the sun and the Autumn leaves
The rivers we drink, the forests we breath
The sorrow, the joy, the passing of time
We suffer this life for heaven divine

When Adam delved and Eve span
Who then was the gentleman
When Adam delved and Eve span
Who then was the gentleman

Lords and ladies up on high
They never shall know the poor man's plight
We plough their fields, we shoulder their wheat
We suffer the Winter on frozen bare feet

A revel a revel, a clarion to arms
With Tyler the True, we'll come to no harm
A revel a revel, and so shall they pay
Justice will fall on the wicked this day

When Adam delved and Eve span
Who then was the gentleman
When Adam delved and Eve span
Who then was the gentleman

To London we came, the town all afire
There Tyler did fall, at the hands of a squire
Young Dickon he told us, we owned the whole earth
His words they were fine, but of little worth

A revel, a revel, the cemetery bell
Was ringing for Tyler that day that he fell
On Spitalfield's Plain, on London's fine field
That true man was taken, for the want of a kneel

When Adam delved and Eve span
Who then was the gentleman
When Adam delved and Eve span
Who then was the gentleman

A revel, a revel to homes we returned
The villages empty, now blackened and burned
A revel, a revel we danced from the trees
When lords came a riding, t'was a fine sight indeed

When Adam delved and Eve span
Who then was the gentleman
When Adam delved and Eve span
Who then was the gentleman

credits

from Revel and Rhyme, released September 2, 2019
All music and lyrics by Dominic Forrest and Justin Forrest

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about

Nettlebone London, UK

Revel & Rhyme is a musical collaboration between two brothers with significant additions from two wonderful musicians, Jude Rees and Jon Loomes. Dealing with historical themes the album is a journey through England’s largely neglected social and political history using a wide range of traditional instrumentation, evocative lyrics and atmospheric musical soundscapes. ... more