Fairport Convention - Wat tyler

And ^Fon the field of ^CBlackheath Us ^Fcommons covered the ^Cearth More ^Gmen than ever ^CI did see Poor ^Fhonest men from ^Gbir^Ath ^B

^AMen came up from ^EKent and ^Aout of Essex ^Etoo ^BNaught but the Thames divides us and u^Anites us onwards ^Bthrough All the ^Avillages of ^EEngland, ^Aon to London ^Etown Where ^Bwe poor men would see our king and ^Alay our grievance ^Bdown Wat ^ATyler led us ^Emen from Kent, rough ^Ahands were shaken ^Ethere King ^BRichard and the commons, our ^Abold resolve and ^Bprayer

We ^Aknew our king would ^Ehear us, our ^Aloyalty was ^Eclear The ^Bbloody lawyers' poll tax had a-^Abrought us labourers ^Bhere And ^Ayet he wouldn't ^Esee us, so to ^ALondon we did ^Eroar And the ^Bpoor there and the Essex men, burst ^Adown the prison ^Bdoor

What ^Ahappened at the ^ETower was ^Ajustice, rough in ^Epart The ^Bmurders of the Flemish boys, sat u^Aneasy in my ^Bheart "^ANow the king must ^Esee us", said ^ATyler to his ^Emen The ^Bvery next day young Richard came and ^Amet us at Mile ^BEnd

And ^Gon the field of ^DBlackheath Us ^Gcommons covered the ^Dearth More ^Amen than ever ^DI did see Poor ^Ghonest men from ^Abir^Bth

^AKent and Essex, ^EBedford, Sussex re^Aceived King Richard's ^Eword No ^Bharm nor blame would come to them if ^Ahome they would re^Bturn ^ALincoln, Cambridge, ^EStafford too, re^Aceived our young king's ^Efavour Though ^Bthirty thousand left us there, be^Alieving it was ^Bover

But ^ATyler, he was ^Enot convinced and ^Atold us to re^Emain "I ^Bwant to hear his words again, for ^Anothing much has ^Bchanged" ^ATyler, he ap^Eproached the king and took ^ARichard by the ^Earm And his ^Brough but friendly gesture, caused ^ARichard's knights a^Blarm

"^AAh, me lord " said ^ETyler, "com^Apanions we will ^Ebe" "^BI shall trust in you my lord, if ^Ayou will trust in ^Bme" ^ASo he called for ^Ewater, and ^Athen he called for ^Eale And his ^Bmanner shocked young Richard's knights and I ^Awatched the Lord Mayor ^Bpale

"I ^Aknow this man" a ^Evoice accused, "Wat ^ATyler is a ^Ethief" The ^BLord Mayor feared he'd harm the king, that ^Awas his true be^Blief And ^Athere at Smithfield, ^Edrew his sword and ^Acut our captain ^Edown And the ^Bheart went out of all of us, with his ^Ablood upon the ^Bground

And ^Gon the field of ^DBlackheath Us ^Gcommons covered the ^Dearth More ^Amen than ever ^DI did see Poor ^Ghonest men from ^Abir^Bth

Young ^ARichard, he was ^Emerciful when he ^Apardoned one and ^Eall But ^Bhome to Kent like beaten dogs, still ^Aserfs we had to ^Bcrawl But how ^Gprecious was our ^Dliberty and the ^Ghope that filled us ^Dall ^ALeft poor Tyler's ^Dsevered head u^Empon a bloody ^Dpol^Ge...