《The Painful Plough》歌词

[00:00:00] The Painful Plough - Alfred Deller/Wilfred Brown/Desmond Dupre/Gerald English

[00:00:04] Come all you jolly ploughmen

[00:00:07] Of courage stout and bold

[00:00:10] That labour all the winter

[00:00:13] In stormy winds and cold

[00:00:16] To clothe your fields with plenty

[00:00:19] Your farm-yards to renew

[00:00:23] To crown them with contentment

[00:00:26] Behold the painful plough

[00:00:31] Hold ploughman says the gardener

[00:00:34] Don't count your trade with ours

[00:00:37] But walk through the garden

[00:00:40] And view the early flowers

[00:00:43] Also the curious border

[00:00:46] And pleasant walks go view

[00:00:49] There's none such peace and plenty

[00:00:52] Performed by the plough

[00:00:57] Hold gardener says the ploughman

[00:01:00] My calling don't despise

[00:01:03] Since each man for his living

[00:01:07] Upon his trade relies

[00:01:10] Were it not for the ploughman

[00:01:13] Both rich and poor would rue

[00:01:16] For we are all dependent

[00:01:19] Upon the painful plough

[00:01:24] For Adam was a ploughman

[00:01:27] When ploughing did begin

[00:01:30] The next that did succeed him

[00:01:34] Was Cain the eldest son

[00:01:37] Some of the generation

[00:01:40] This calling now pursue

[00:01:43] That bread may not be wanting

[00:01:46] Remains the painful plough

[00:01:51] Now Samson was the strong man

[00:01:54] And Solomon was wise

[00:01:58] Alexander for to conquer

[00:02:01] It was his daily pride

[00:02:04] King David was a valiant man

[00:02:07] And many thousands slew

[00:02:10] Yet none of these brave heroes

[00:02:13] Could live without the plough

[00:02:18] Behold the wealthy merchant

[00:02:21] That trades in foreign seas

[00:02:24] To bring the gold and treasure

[00:02:27] For those who live at ease

[00:02:30] To bring fine silks and spices

[00:02:33] To bring the fruits also

[00:02:37] They bring them from the Indies

[00:02:40] By virtue of the plough

[00:02:44] And then the man that brings them

[00:02:47] Will own to what is true

[00:02:50] He cannot sail the ocean

[00:02:53] Without the painful plough

[00:02:56] For they must have bread biscuit

[00:02:59] Rice pudding flour and peas

[00:03:02] To feed the jolly sailors

[00:03:05] As they sail over the seas

[00:03:10] I hope there's none offended

[00:03:14] With me for singing this

[00:03:17] For it was not intended

[00:03:20] For anything I miss

[00:03:23] If you consider rightly

[00:03:27] You'll find what I say is true

[00:03:30] For trees that I have mentioned

[00:03:34] Depend upon the plough