The World Turn'd Upside-Down
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- English Civil War Ballad -- the 1600s' version of American Pie. No, really.
Listen to me and you shall hear, news hath not been this thousand year:
Since Herod, Caesar, and many more, you never heard the like before.
Holy-dayes are despis'd, new fashions are devis'd.
Old Christmas is kickt out of Tow
Yet let's be content, and the times lament, you see the world turn'd upside down.
The wise men did rejoyce to see our Savior Christs Nativity:
The Angels did good tidings bring, the Sheepheards did rejoyce and sing.
Let all honest men, take example by them.
Why should we from good Laws be bound?
Yet let's be content, and the times lament, you see the world turn'd upside down.
Command is given, we must obey, and quite forget old Christmas day:
Kill a thousand men, or a Town regain, we will give thanks and praise amain.
The wine pot shall clinke, we will feast and drinke.
And then strange motions will abound.
Yet let's be content, and the times lament, you see the world turn'd upside down.
Our Lords and Knights, and Gentry too, doe mean old fashions to forgoe:
They set a porter at the gate, that none must enter in thereat.
They count it a sin, when poor people come in.
Hospitality it selfe is drown'd.
Yet let's be content, and the times lament, you see the world turn'd upside down.
The serving men doe sit and whine, and thinke it long ere dinner time:
The Butler's still out of the way, or else my Lady keeps the key,
The poor old cook, in the larder doth look,
Where is no goodnesse to be found,
Yet let's be content, and the times lament, you see the world turn'd upside down.
To conclude, I'le tell you news that's right, Christmas was kil'd at Naseby fight:
Charity was slain at that same time, Jack Tell troth too, a friend of mine,
Likewise then did die, rost beef and shred pie,
Pig, Goose and Capon no quarter found.
Yet let's be content, and the times lament, you see the world turn'd upside down.
Been looking this version. Thanks. Now I better understand the 1700s English attitude toward Americans. In English eyes, I'm guessing most Americans were puritan derivatives--roundhead refugees. No wonder they didn't like us. We were the guys who took away their Christmas pie! BTW, thanks for posting. You gotta a great voice and a great sense of humor.
I heard this referenced in Hamilton. You do a really nice job. Thanks for posting, I can't find the song anywhere else!
And now, in the year 2023, the world has truly been turned UPSIDE DOWN. The fear became a prediction, and the prediction became a reality.
Still beautiful!
Thank you!
Oh my god, I remember finding this song for an English assignment 6 years ago and i went crazy looking for it when it was referenced in Hamilton. Turns out I'd bookmarked it all those years ago!
thank god i found this video again i accidently deleted it from my favorites i took me 30 minutes to find this it was worth it.
this is incredible! excellent!
Well done!
You have a pretty voice.....
Wow! This DOES sound like a drinking song, somewhat
Wow your voice is beautiful as is your complexion. I find your confidence very attractive if i met you on the street I would want to take you to my place and we could role play martha and george after yorktown and relive "homecoming night" if you catch my drift!
bruh