InstrumentalRepeated between each verse :Verse 1No More Chant Your Old Rhymes About Old Robin HoodHis Feats I Do Little AdmireI'll Sing The Achievements Of General LuddNow The Hero Of NottinghamshireBrave Ludd Was To Measures Of Violence Unused'Till His Sufferings Became So SevereThat At Last To Defend His Own Interest He RoseAnd For The Great Fight Did PrepareInstrumentalVerse 2The Guilty May Fear But No Vengeance He AimsAt The Honest Man's Life Or EstateHis Wrath Is Entirely Confined To White FramesAnd To Those That Would Prices AbateThose Engines Of Mischief Were Sentenced To DieBy Unanimous Vote Of The TradeAnd Ludd Who Can All Opposition DefyWas The Grand Executioner MadeInstrumentalVerse 3And When In The Work He Destruction EmploysHimself To No Method ConfinesBy Fire And By Water He Gets Them DestroyedFor The Elements Aid His DesignsWhether Guarded By Soldiers Along The HighwayOr Closely Secured In A RoomHe Shivers Them Up By Night And By DayAnd Nothing Can Soften Their DoomInstrumentalVerse 4Ye May Censure Great Ludd's Disrespect For The LawsWho Ne'er For A Moment ReflectsThat Foul Imposition Alone Was The CauseWhich Produced These Unhappy EffectsLet The Haughty The Humble No Longer OppressThen Shall Ludd Sheath His Conquering SwordHis Grievances Instantly Met With RedressThen Peace Shall Be Quickly RestoredInstrumentalVerse 5Let The Wise And The Great Lend Their Aid And AdviceNor E'er Their Assistance WithdrawTill Full-Fashioned Work At The Old-Fashioned PriceIs Established By Custom And LawThen The Trade When This Arduous Contest Is O'erShall Raise In Full Splendor Its HeadAnd Colting And Cutting And Squaring No MoreShall Deprive Honest Workers Of Bread************************************| H Hammer-On************************************
