Scavengers

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[Verse 1]
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Summon deputies and constables, The stewards and the judge
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The Bailiff of legalities, The magistrates and such

[Verse 2]
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From afar we watched you struggle up, This long ascending drive
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Saw your march begin through the thick and thin, Now we see you arrive

[Verse 3]
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So now all of you be shall repelled, From these our castle gates
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Not one inch of ground you’ll pinch, Into our great estates

[Chorus]
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You scavengers, you jackals and thieves!
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You slurry of the world, you foul disease
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You scavengers, you crabs and drains
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You vulture’s tongue, you leech and chain

[Verse 4]
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Now seize, arrest and apprehend, Persons twelve or more
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Riotously assembled outside their master’s door

[Verse 5]
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And repudiate all contracts, Cancel every claim
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Send you back down the way that you came!

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[Verse 6]
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And you wrote the law and you built the church, Such a fine disguise
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Like rooks on all the meat you perch, Then you claim to be surprised
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To discover you’re all despised

[Verse 7]
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So gather and advance my friends, Twelve good souls or more
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This jury will assemble outside the master’s door

[Chorus]
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You scavengers, you jackals and thieves!
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You slurry of the world, you foul disease
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You scavengers, you crabs and drains
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You vulture’s tongue, you leech and chain

[Verse 8]
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So we see your empires rise, We shall see them fall
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And through the dust you’ll see us come, Over your castle wall
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Coming forward one for all

[Chorus]
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You scavengers, you jackals and thieves!
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You slurry of the world, you foul disease
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You scavengers, you crabs and drains
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You vulture’s tongue, you leech and chain

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