Tuning: E A D G B E

What Reason Have They to Dance? It's technically an Orphans tune but I figure more people will see it here. Let me know if I messed some stuff up. Rest in Power Erik [Verse 1]

^GToday in a village of famine, A feast was had by ^Dall So stop all the presses and listen f^Cor the riots and bra^Dwls But no r^Gifles were aimed at comrades, Only a^Ct our fascist lords There were gh^Dosts of Winstanley’s farmers When they were wi^Celding Ploughs not s^Dwords

[Chorus]

What re^Gason have they to d^Cance And to sing? Their p^Dockets are all empty, They've no ste^Cwards, queens or k^Dings No bo^Gsses, laws or order Marching a^Crmies must we bring To g^Dive them all a reason Now to d^Cance And to s^Ding!

[Verse 2]

^GHush scholar of history, Do not write a w^Dord We'll make re^Dpetition out of precedents, See that th^Cis dream goes defe^Drred Tell of ins^Gatiable greed within us And how the reb^Cellion didn't work So in a h^Dundred years it's forgotten Shift the t^Cale and shift the ^Dworth

[Chorus]

What r^Geason have they to d^Cance and to sing? Their p^Dockets are all empty, They've no s^Ctewards, queens or k^Dings No ^Gbosses, laws or order Marching ^Carmies must we bring To g^Dive them all a reason N^Cow to dance and to s^Ding!

[Instrumental] D C B A G ??? [Verse 3]

Where the ^Gwomen took up arms To kill the f^Cascists to protect life Where the ^Dfood was freed at last For all the ^Cpeople's fork and k^Dnife

[Chorus]

'Tis the r^Geason they have to ^Cdance and to sing Their ^Dpockets are all empty, They've no ^Cstewards, queens or k^Dings No b^Gosses, laws or order, Every^Cone has everyt^Dhing Each d^Day gives them a reason now To d^Cance and to s^Din^Cg!^B ^A ^G

Mischief Brew - What reason have they to dance