[bad word] all brother tradesment that travel along
O [bad word] and tell me where the trade is all gone
Long time have I travelled, and I cannot find none [bad word] And sing all the hard times of old England
In old England, very hard times
Provisions you buy at the shop, it is [bad word] But if you've no money, there's none there for you
So what's a poor man and his family to do? [bad word] You must go to the shop and you'll ask for a job
They'll answer you there with a shake and a nod
And that's enough to make a man turn out and rob [bad word] You will see the poor tradesmen a-walkin's the street
From morning to night for employment to seek
And scarce have they got any shoes to their feet [bad word] Our soldiers and sailors have [bad word] from war
Been fighting for Queen and country this [bad word] home to be starved, better stayed where they were [bad word] And now to conclude and to finish my song
Let us hope that these hard times will not last long
I hope soon to have occasion to alter my song, and sing
Oh, the good times of old England
In old England, jolly good times!