You noble workers all stand up now, stand up now,
You noble workers all, stand up now,
The power of your trade; often slandered and defamed,
Your struggle sparks the flame, in spite of fear untamed,
Stand up now, stand up now.
The rigging they pull down stand up now, stand up now,
The rigging they pull down, stand up now,
The rigging they pull down to keep you on the ground,
But the vessel will rebound, when the people's strength is found.
Stand up now, sailors all.
With spades and hoes and plows stand up now, stand up now,
With spades and hoes and plows, stand up now,
Your harvest to uphold, confront them do not fold,
Oppose the frigid cold; resist, defend, stay bold.
Stand up now, farmers all.
Stand up, stand up now!
Against the hate and fear, stand up now, stand up now,
Against the hate and fear, stand up now,
They strive to keep you down, to leash you like a hound,
They fail when we are found, all people gathered ‘round,
Stand up now, workers all.
Gerrard Winstanley