| In 1649 | E | |
| To St. Georges Hill | B | |
| A ragged band they called the Diggers | A | |
| Come to show the peoples will | E | |
| They defied the landlords | E | |
| They defied the law | B | |
| They were the dispossessed | A | |
| Reclaiming what was theirs | B E |
| 'We come in peace' they said | ||
| 'To dig and sow | ||
| We come to work the land in common | ||
| And to make the waste land grow | ||
| This earth divided | ||
| We will make whole | ||
| So it can be | ||
| A common treasury for all |
| The sin of property | ||
| We do disdain | ||
| No one has any right to buy and sell | ||
| The earth for private gain | ||
| By theft and murder | ||
| They took the land | ||
| Now everywhere the walls | ||
| Rise up at their command |
| They make the laws | ||
| To chain us well | ||
| The clergy dazzle us with heaven | ||
| Or they damn us into hell | ||
| We will not worship | ||
| The God they serve | ||
| The God of greed who feeds the rich | ||
| While poor men starve |
| We work, we eat together | ||
| We need no swords | ||
| We will not bow to masters | ||
| Or pay rent to the lords | ||
| We are free men | ||
| Though we are poor | ||
| You diggers all stand up for glory | ||
| Stand up now |
| From the men of property | ||
| The orders came | ||
| They sent the hired men and troopers | ||
| To wipe out the Diggers' claim | ||
| Tear down their cottages | ||
| Destroy their corn | ||
| They were dispersed | ||
| But still the vision lingers on |
| You poor take courage | ||
| You rich take care | ||
| This earth was made a common treasury | ||
| For everyone to share | ||
| All things in common | ||
| All people one | ||
| We come in peace - | ||
| The order came to cut them down |