LET'S CALL ALL THE MONEY IN (Share and Share alike) |
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In a pub where I go every evening, a fellow comes in there to talk You couldn't find many to beat him, no, not in a forty day's walk He says that the poor are down-trodden, the rich have it all thier own way The poor have the kids and the rich have the quids, and that isn't fair you'll say He says, 'Now, we'll see this thing through, and there's only one thing to do. Chorus: 'Let's call all the quids in, and share and share alike Pile 'em all up in Trafalgar Square then everybody can take his share And when the poor have spent theirs on oysters and champagne We'll call all the rest of the quids in, and share em' all out again.' Now, beer was the next thing he spoke of, and the subject he put to us clear And, everyone in the bar there, said he did know something about beer The rich men, he said, have their barrels, and hogs-heads brought in by the ton The poor only got little drops in the pot, and what was a pot between one? 'The poor man' he shouted, ''Tis clear, why he don't get his share of the beer.' Chorus: 'Let's call all the beer in, and share and share alike Pile it all up in Trafalgar Square then everybody can take his share And when the poor have drunk theirs, yes, drunk up every drain We'll call all the rest of the beer in, and share it all out again.' Now the next thing he spoke of was babies, 'The poor have too many' he cried 'Bill Johnson's got twenty' he shouted, 'He would have had more, but he died The rich man that's able to keep them, he has them in ones at his ease The poor man's so meek, on his one pound a week, He gets them in twos and in threes It's a shame,' he cried out, looking white, 'And I'll make this proposal tonight Chorus: 'Let's call all the kids in, and share and share alike Pile 'em all up in Trafalgar Square then everybody can take his share And when the poor have had more kids, too many to maintain We'll pile 'em all up in Trafalgar Square, and share em' all out again.' Now, girls was the next of his subjects, and he did say some things about girls 'The best looking girls' he then shouted,'Are courted by lords, dukes and earls Some fellows.' he said, 'They have twenty, and another poor chap hasn't one.' And he said with a frown as he thumped his fist down 'Now, something will have to be done.' We stood up and shouted, 'Hear, hear, he says, 'Now I've got an idea, Chorus: 'Let's call all the girls in, and share and share alike Pile 'em all up in Trafalgar Square then everybody can take his share And when we all get tired of our Maud and Mary Jane We'll pile 'em all up in Trafalgar Square, and share em' all out again. |
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Written and composed by Harry Castling - 1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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