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The Old Fashioned Plough

from The Songs Of Edward Capern by Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll

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A rousing anthem to agriculture and the men of the Plough!

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THE OLD-FASHIONED PLOUGH
Words: Edward Capern, Music: Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll

Here’s a song for the old-fashioned plough, boys,
The friend of the rich and the poor;
There is nought like the honest old plough, boys,
To keep off grim want from the door.
There’s a spell in the trusty old plough, boys,
There’s a charm in its glossy-backed team,
Which can never be beaten, I vow, boys,
By all the new wonders of steam.

Then hurrah! for the old-fashioned plough, boys,
And hurrah! for the children of toil;
May God ever speed the good plough, boys,
And prosper the sons of the soil.

The world in its infancy used it,
And its children are proving it now;
Our forefathers never abused it,
And we’ll not dishonour the plough.
As wide as the world is its fame, boys,
Its virtues there’s none can deny;
Like the plough let us win a good name, boys,
And leave it behind when we die.

When our island with war was distressed, boys,
And tyranny stood in the prow,
O, who battled for us the best, boys?
The heroes who followed the plough.
And who, if a foe were to dare, boys,
To land on our ocean-bound isle,
Would meet them? - the men of the share, boys,
And take out their pluck for awhile!

But long as the summer-time comes, boys,
May peace be the lot of us all,
The rose that shall bloom in our homes, boys,
And cheer both the great and the small;
May our lives be as straight as our furrows,
And happiness smile on each brow,
Fair wages diminish our sorrows,
And plenty e’er follow the plough.

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from The Songs Of Edward Capern, released March 25, 2017
Nick Wyke - Fiddle, vocals, guitars
Becki Driscoll - Fiddle, whistle
James Budden - Double Bass

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Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll England, UK

Nick & Becki are highly respected players and composers firmly rooted in North Devon and the West Country. They blend melodic, emotive violin and viola with driving fiddle chords and powerful vocals to produce an unforgettable sound.

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