The Rigs of the Time
Anonymous
| Original | La versione di Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span), nel suo disco da... |
| THE RIGS OF THE TIME | RIGS OF THE TIME |
| No wonder that butter be a shilling a pound, Seeing the rich farmers' daughters how they ride up and down If you ask them the reason they'll say, “Oh alas! There's a French war, and the cows have no grass.” | Chorus (after each verse): Honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time Ay me boys, These are the rigs of the time |
| Singing, honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time, Time, my boys These are the rigs of the time. | The Transnational companies are running the show Unaccountable, faceless ones, nobody knows Richer than countries, their cause they advance They pull the strings that make politics dance |
| O the next is a publican, I must bring him in, He charges four pence a quart - he thinks it no sin. When he do bring it in, the measure is short: The top of the pot is popped off with the froth. | The private utilities, I must bring them in A private monopoly is guaranteed to win They charge what they like, give you cause for much grief And the customer watchdogs have more gums than teeth |
| Singing, honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time, Time, my boys These are the rigs of the time. | The huge hypermarkets on the outskirts of town Convenience is up, and the prices are down But the cost of this comfort is not set at nought It's all the small business in the bankruptcy court. |
| Now the very best plan that I can find Is to puff them all off in a high gale of wind And when they get up, the cloud it will burst, And the biggest old rascal come tumbling down first. | The cool high street clothes stores are part of the scene Neat designer labels, a marketing man's dream The young people buy them, and here's the surprise They pay extra for logos, which in turn advertise. |
| Singing, honesty's all out of fashion These are the rigs of the time, Time, my boys These are the rigs of the time. | Is Diana an angel, is Charles a cad? It's a media circus gone totally mad The never ending rehash of their private lives And who knows the truth between husbands and wives? |
