Laurence Rickard - The Luddites! lyrics

We were weavers highly sk**ed Till things were mechanised Craft and artisanship k**ed A threat to all our lives Machines meant the workforce shrunk You think you'd see us settle When bosses said ‘Let's junk each punk And replace you with heavy metal' Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddites The working man was sacrificed Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddites Turned us in to anarchists Industrial revolution Our old life overthrown So we came up with a solution A revolution of our own Met in the hills and planned to smash Their weaving machines of gloom Hear that sweet music as we bash A wop bam a loom ahh A wop bam boom Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddites Industrial weaving, it's a stitch up Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddites Break the device and smash my swtich up We named our movement after Ned Ludd A folk hero who myth proclaimed Once reacted in a fit of rage By smashing up some knitting frames So we formed the new luddite army Started to riot It all went barmy Laws were pa**ed to shake our wills Sent soldiers armed with guns And though we tried to break things still We fought the law but the law won Trial and punishments were seen It's clear we lost the fight But thanks to us rage against the machine Now carries the name Luddite Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddites This band struggle carries on Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddite, Luddites Won't rest till machines are all gone!