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Work Life Out To Keep Life In

from Hollow by Thom Ashworth

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Oh the working man, as you can see, that is what he was born to be
Married to the working wife - that is what she'll be all her life
Never lived beyond their means nor sought assistance from their friends
Yet day and night, through thick and thin, they work life out just to keep life in

No matter friends what else befalls
The poor folk, they must work or fall
Through frost and snow, through sleet and wind, they work life out just to keep life in

Do you see the women how make the gowns for those in other parts of town
It's a sight most sorrowful to see, and I'm sure with me you will agree
Meagre is her daily pay to feed and clad a family with
She's overworked
She's tired and thin
She works life out just to keep life in

Oh mischief mine, where do you roam?
When reason called you weren't at home
If you take cheese from off the rat, is he then free to hunt the cat?
If free from union's free from dues, are we free from choice or free to choose?
Or free as any bird blown by the wind to work life out just to keep life in

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from Hollow, released November 5, 2017

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Thom Ashworth London, UK

English folksinger and bassist, hailing from the South East but calling East London home. British traditional song led by acoustic bass guitar.

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