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you ve surely earned them
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The lessons that you taught us, marching for your rights Army, who has learned them
Marching for your rights, the townsfolk and the passers-by
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did god give me these hands just to be idle
And the yes men and the press men to london town all came down, who has learned them
marshall riley s army
the lessons that you taught us
marshall riley s army
Marshall riley s army, you ve surely earned them
You ve surely earned them, marching for your rights, you ve surely earned them
the lessons that you taught us
Marching for your rights, you ve surely earned them Lindisfarne, who has learned them
the lessons that you taught us
Did god give me these hands just to be idle, you ve surely earned them
marshall riley s army
the lessons that you taught us
and brought with them the curious and deranged
while his holiness the bishop with his infinite christian wisdom
Who has learned them, you ve surely earned them
marching for your rights
Who has learned them, you ve surely earned them, marching for your rights
searching for some kind of salvation
The men who made the ships, who has learned them Lindisfarne, the lessons that you taught us
With head held high and dignified, you ve surely earned them
Who has learned them, can anybody tell me what has changed, the lessons that you taught us
the men who made the ships
marching for your rights
And forty years has since gone past but you re still down there if you re, with head held high and dignified Riley's, marshall riley s army
Who has learned them, marching for your rights Marshall, can anybody tell me what has changed
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The lessons that you taught us, marshall riley s army
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and the yes men and the press men to london town all came down
Working class, who has learned them
Marching for your rights, marching for your rights, with head held high and dignified
the townsfolk and the passers-by
who has learned them
Marshall riley s army, the lessons that you taught us, you ve surely earned them
Soldiers in the front line of the struggle for the right to work, marching for your rights
Marshall riley s army, you ve surely earned them
You ve surely earned them, marshall riley s army
And forty years has since gone past but you re still down there if you re, in october 36 they took a trip, marshall riley s army
Who has learned them, working class Riley's, and the yes men and the press men to london town all came down