In 1649 to St. George's Hill, a racket band they called the Diggers came to show the people's will they defied the landlords they defied the laws they were the dispossessed reclaiming what was theirs we come in peace they said to again so we come to work the land in common and to make the waste ground grow this earth divider we will make whole so it can be a common treasury for all the sin of property we do to stay no man has any right to buy us out the earth for private gain by theft and murder they took the land now everywhere the walls spring up at their command they make the laws to chain us well the clergy dazzle us with heaven or they damocent to hell we will not worship the God they serve we got a great who feeds the rich well poor folk star we work we eat together we need no so we will not bend to the masters or pay rent to the Lord we are free man no we are poor new 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 won we come in peace the orders came to cut them down