In 1649 to St. George's Hill A ragged band they called the Diggers came to show the people's will They defied the landlords, they defied the laws They were the dispossessed reclaiming what was theirs
We come in peace, they said, to dig and sow We come to work the lands in common and make the waste ground grow This earth divided we will make whole So it may be a common treasury for all
The sin of property we do disdain No man has any right to buy or sell the earth for private gain By theft and murder they took the land Now everywhere the walls spring up at their command
They make the laws to chain us well The clergy dazzle us with heaven, or they damn us into hell We will not worship the God they serve, a God of greed who feeds the rich while poor folk starve
We work and eat together, we need no swords We will not bow to masters, nor pay rent to the lords Still we are free, though we are poor Ye Diggers all, stand up for glory, stand up now!
From the men of property the orders came They sent the hired men and troopers to wipe out the Diggers' claim Tear down their cottages, destroy their corn They were dispersed - only the vision lingers on
Ye poor take courage, ye rich take care This earth was made a common treasury for everyone to share All things in common, all people one They came in peace - the order came to cut them downTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
