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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 law
They were the dispossessed
Reclaiming what was theirs
"We've come in peace," they said
"To dig and sow
We've come to work the land in common
And to make the waste lands grow
This earth divided we will make whole
So it can be a common treasury for all."
"The sin of property we do disdain
No man has any right to buy
And sell the earth for private gain"
By theft and murder they steal the land
Now everywhere the walls rise 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 gods they serve
The god of greed which feeds the rich
While poor men starve
"We work we eat 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 order came
They sent the hired men and troopers
Who wiped out the Diggers' claim
Tear down their cottages
Destroy their corn
They were dispersed but still
The vision carries 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 order came to cut them down