Hard Times of Old England

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The Copper Family

The Copper Family are a family of singers of traditional, unaccompanied English folk song. Originally from Rottingdean, near Brighton, Sussex, England, the nucleus of the family now live in the neighbouring village of Peacehaven. The family first came to the attention of folklorists in the late nineteenth century and received wider attention during the folk revival of the 1960s. They have a unique style of harmonised a capella singing, which is in stark contrast to the typical style of solo singing found among English folk singers. It is unknown whether this style is a remnant of something that was once popular, or if it is a unique phenomenon.Unlike many traditional singers, the family wrote down their own songs. Their unusual singing style has been passed… more »

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Come all brother tradesmen that travel alone,
 O, pray come and tell me where the trade is all gone,
 Long time I have travelled and cannot find none,
 And it's O, the hard times of old England,
 In old England very hard times.

Provisions you buy at the shop it is true,
 But if you've no money there's none there for you.
 So what's a poor man and his family to do?
 And it's O, the hard times of old England,
 In old England very hard times.

If you go to a shop and you ask for a job
 They will answer you there with a shake and a nod.
 That's enough to make a poor man to turn out and rob,
 And it's O, the hard times of old England,
 In old England very hard times.

You will see the poor tradesmen a-walking the street
 From morning till night for employment to seek.
 And scarcely they have any shoes to their feet,
 And it's O, the hard times of old England,
 In old England very hard times.

Our soldiers and sailors have just come from war,
 Been fighting for their King and their country sure,
 Come home to be starved better have stayed where they were,
 And it's O, the hard times of old England,
 In old England very hard times.

So now to conclude and to finish my song
 Let us hope that these hard times they will not last long.
 And I may soon have occasion to alter my song,
 And sing O, the good times of old England,
 In old England very good times.

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