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The Land Song

from The Soul of Democracy by Alan Dickson

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An early 20th-century song that became a party political anthem of the Liberal Party. Some of the lyrics have been revised by Alan Dickson sung to the original tune "Marching Through Georgia".

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Sing a song for Freedom, now, and sing it far and wide!
Sing it with new spirit in towns and countryside While the voice of Nature calls o'er the rising tide
"The Land was made for the People!"

Hear the sound is ringing from the East and from the West:
Why should we have to work while the Land-Lords they all rest?
Make them pay their taxes for the Land that we know best
The Land was meant for the People!

Chorus
The Land! The Land! The land belongs to us!
The Land! The Land! C’mon let’s make a fuss!
Why should we be beggars, with the Ballot in our hand?
"The Land belongs to the people!"

We’ll waken up the landlords, wake them from their beds
And read the riot act to them till they agree and nod their heads
They can call us what they want, yellow, green or reds
The Land was meant for the People!

Chorus

So clear the way for justice! The Land will be set free!
We will not falter in the fight, though hard it may be,
We’ll never cease our efforts till we’ve got liberty
And the Land is free for the People!

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from The Soul of Democracy, released June 24, 2017

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Alan Dickson Glasgow, UK

Scottish singer songwriter Alan Dickson was born in Leith but now based in Glasgow. Alan writes about life in Scotland and beyond, mainly of a personal and political nature.

Descended from a Leith docker, he remarks: "as life mimics art I'm just like my grandfather, only he used a rivet gun and I use a guitar."

Among his influences are Robert Burns, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Dick Gaughan. ... more

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