Rigs of the Time
The Dreadnoughts
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No wonder that butter's a shilling a pound, See those rich farmers' daughters how they ride up and down If you ask them the reason they'll say, "Bon alas! There's been a French war, so the cows have no grass." Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time, Time, me boys, These are the rigs of the time. Now here's to our landlord, I must bring him in, Charges tuppence a pint and yet thinks it no sin. When he do bring it in, the measure is short And the top of your pint is all covered in froth. Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time, Time, me boys, These are the rigs of the time. And here's to the butcher, I must bring him in, Charges four pence a pound and yet thinks it no sin. Slaps his thumb on the scales and he makes it go down He declares it's a full weight yet it lacks half a pound. Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time, Time, me boys, These are the rigs of the time. And here's to the baker, I must bring him in, Charges a ha'penny a loaf and yet thinks it no sin. When he do bring it in, it's no bigger than your fist And the top of the loaf is all covered in grist Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time, Time, me boys, These are the rigs of the time Now here's to the tailor who skims with our clothes, And here's to the cobbler who pinches our toes, Our belly's all empty, our backsides are bare, No wonder we've reason to curse and to swear Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time, Time, me boys, These are the rigs of the time Time, me boys, These are the rigs of the time
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