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The World Turned Upside Down

from Like a Tide Upon the Land by Melanie Gruben

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Written by Leon Rosselson, this hopeful and ponderous fight ballad tells the story of the Diggers, a group of peaceful farmers who attempted to create a commune during the English Revolution.

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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 to make the waste grounds grow
This earth divided we will make whole
So it will be a common treasury for all

The sin of property we do disdain
No one has any right to buy and 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
The God of greed who feeds the rich while poor men starve

We work together, we need no swords
We will not bow to the masters or pay rent to the lords
We are free men, though we are poor
You 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, but still the vision lingers on

You poor take courage, you rich take care
This earth was made a common treasury for everyone to share
All things in common, all people one
“We come in peace”
The orders came to cut them down
"We come in peace"
The orders came to cut them down

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from Like a Tide Upon the Land, released February 1, 2023
Words and music by Leon Rosselson
Guitar and vocals by Melanie Gruben
Harmony written by Lilly Bragg
Bodhrán by Rover's Way
Cello by Tom McCluskey
Tracking Engineering by Dominic Chappel
Post-production Sound Engineering by Cyrus Rua and Tom Waltz
Album art by Cyrus Rua

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