Men of England, wherefore plough br For the lords who lay ye low? br Wherefore weave with toil and care br The rich robes your tyrants wear? br br Wherefore feed and clothe and save, br From the cradle to the grave, br Those ungrateful drones who would br Drain your sweat -- nay, drink your blood? br br Wherefore, Bees of England, forge br Many a weapon, chain, and scourge, br That these stingless drones may spoil br The forced produce of your toil? br br Have ye leisure, comfort, calm, br Shelter, food, love's gentle balm? br Or what is it ye buy so dear br With your pain and with your fear? br br The seed ye sow another reaps; br The wealth ye find another keeps; br The robes ye weave another wears; br The arms ye forge another bears. br br Sow seed, -- but let no tyrant reap; br Find wealth, -- let no imposter heap; br Weave robes, -- let not the idle wear; br Forge arms, in your defence to bear. br br Shrink to your cellars, holes, and cells; br In halls ye deck another dwells. br Why shake the chains ye wrought? Ye see br The steel ye tempered glance on ye.