Test the water feel the ground

Send the tax collectors round

Fill the coffers pound by pound

A surer way to keep in line

The rabble who spend half their time

Wishing they could have what's mine

Stamping on the people's hands

This is where I'll make my stand

This is how I'll rule this land

I'll push and push a little more

I'll push and goad and tease the poor

A good excuse to fight my war

The war between have-nots and haves

My little game of smash and grab

Turn the screw increase the tax

Friend or foe, who goes there?

Turns his coat and takes the rear

Sings the Red Flag once a year