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A Party In The Field (19th July, 1832)

from A Derelict Chorale by Chris Thorpe-Tracey

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‘A Party In The Field (19th July, 1832)’
The most likely occasion that the ‘Americans’ actually raised their flag, they did so to parade to a huge feast held in the Priory Meadow, which was organised to celebrate Parliament’s passing of the Reform Bill. People here are praising the Captain Swing riots and attacks of the Sussex countryside.

The Reform Bill removed a major layer of corruption in Parliament and gave the vote to far more property owning men. In real terms, the benefits for the people were short-lived because only two years later the New Poor Law was passed, which collapsed the diocese’ into ‘unions’ – removing a crucial local layer of support for people facing destitution – and began the process of building workhouses across the country.

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Party In The Priory Meadow (19th July, 1832)

130bpm no key (or F# pedal) – chanted/shouted
tom drums / side drums percussion and choir


The reform bill passed
The reform bill passed
1832
1832
Corruption overturned
Corruption overturned
And how the Tories lose
And how the Tories lose
All evidence gone
All evidence gone
All papers burnt
All papers burnt
When the power changed hands
When the power changed hands
Still the rich carry on
Still the rich carry on
When the barns burn down
When the barns burn down
Blame it on the poor
Blame it on the poor
We know the truth
We know the truth
They hid their crimes
They hid their crimes
For a decade or more
For a decade or more

Still the people threw
Still the people threw
A party in the field
A party in the field
With a banquet feast
With a banquet feast
Let the Americans come
Let the Americans come
From the bottom of town
From the bottom of town
Room for everyone
Room for everyone
Tonight at least
Tonight at least
Let them raise their flag
Let them raise their flag
They’re a part of us now
They’re a part of us now
So the Americans come
So the Americans come
They cross the stream
They cross the stream
Here with everyone
Here with everyone
One night for free
One night for free
Dance through til dawn
Dance through til dawn
Come one and all!
Come one and all!
When the kissing’s done
When the kissing’s done

We celebrate too soon
We celebrate too soon
Only two years gone
Only two years gone
1834
1834
Come the new Poor Law
Come the new Poor Law
Come the workhouse now
Come the workhouse now
Come Victoria’s ruin
Come Victoria’s ruin
Those wealthy few
Those wealthy few
They always knew
They always knew
What they were they doing
What they were they doing
What they were they doing
What they were they doing

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from A Derelict Chorale, released May 21, 2020

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