The Levelution is begun
And Belper's where this song is sung
So I'll go home and get my gun
And shoot the Duke of Wellington
We do not hear the bugle's note
We hav'n't even got the vote
So for the likes of you and me
The Government opposed must be
We've had enough of Kings and Queens
Our jobs are taken by machines
Our children starve for want of bread
Pray tell me how they should be fed
Pentrich isn't far away
Where those poor lads did sport and play
Betrayed they were in a cruel game
And Oliver we know your name
Don't look to us for new recruits
For we are not just slavish brutes
And 'til you let us have our say
We're over Cow Hill and far away
And Belper's where this song is sung
So I'll go home and get my gun
And shoot the Duke of Wellington
We do not hear the bugle's note
We hav'n't even got the vote
So for the likes of you and me
The Government opposed must be
We've had enough of Kings and Queens
Our jobs are taken by machines
Our children starve for want of bread
Pray tell me how they should be fed
Pentrich isn't far away
Where those poor lads did sport and play
Betrayed they were in a cruel game
And Oliver we know your name
Don't look to us for new recruits
For we are not just slavish brutes
And 'til you let us have our say
We're over Cow Hill and far away