《Work Life Out To Keep Life In》歌词

[00:00:00] Work Life Out To Keep Life In - Martin Carthy

[00:00:00] Oh the working man as you can see

[00:00:03] That is what he was born to be

[00:00:07] Married to the working wife

[00:00:10] That is what she'll be all her life

[00:00:14] Never lived beyond their means

[00:00:17] Nor sought assistance from their friends

[00:00:21] Yet day and night through thick and thin

[00:00:26] They work life out just to keep life in

[00:00:32] No matter friends whate'er befall

[00:00:35] The poor folk they must work or fall

[00:00:39] Through frost and snow through sleet and wind

[00:00:44] They work life out just to keep life in

[00:00:50] Do you see the women how make the gowns

[00:00:54] For those in other parts of town

[00:00:58] It's a picture sorrowful to see

[00:01:01] And I'm sure with me you will agree

[00:01:06] Meagre is our daily pay

[00:01:09] To feed and clad a family with

[00:01:13] She's overworked she's tired and thin

[00:01:18] She works life out just to keep life in

[00:01:24] No matter friends whate'er befall

[00:01:27] The poor folk they must work or fall

[00:01:31] Through frost and snow through sleet and wind

[00:01:36] They work life out just to keep life in

[00:01:42] Oh mischief mine where do you roam

[00:01:47] When reason called you weren't at home

[00:01:51] If you take cheese from off the rat

[00:01:54] Is he then free to hunt the cat

[00:01:58] If free from union's free from dues

[00:02:02] Are you free from choice or free to choose

[00:02:06] Or free as any birds blown by the wind

[00:02:11] To work life out just to keep life in

[00:02:16] No matter friends whate'er befall

[00:02:19] The poor folk they must work or fall

[00:02:24] Through frost and snow through sleet and wind

[00:02:29] They work life out just to keep life in