A Famous Americana Band
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Lyrics
The Tryal of John Twyn
vs1
The noise of a printing press, at a Cloth Fair town address, thru the fog you can hear the sound.
They had worked all through the night, setting type by candlelight, In fear they would be found
vs2
In the days when charles was king, and freedom didn't ring, on the streets of cloth fair town
with one knock upon the door, printed words would be no more ,and all would face the crown.
chorus
g d c g
Let the trial of John Twyn begin, set him to the bar,
d c g
In the Old Bailey, let him stand, and answer to the charge.
c g b7 c
for printing and publishing against His Majesty
g d g
pray tell us how do you plead.
vs3
God save the King, draw near and lend your ear, then the court began it's pleas.
For the printing of a book, a most seditious book, high treason is decreed.
vs4
With judgement swift and cruel, He was hung and quartered too, then placed upon the gates.
And the authors' name unclear, even after all these years, John Twyn's secret still remains.
chorus
Let the trial of John Twyn begin, set him to the bar,
In the Old Bailey, let him stand, and answer to the charge.
for printing and publishing against His Majesty
pray tell us how do you plead.
End
When the tyrants and the kings again, try to silence men.
In the Old Bailey he will stand, and answer once again.
For he knows how much this freedom costs, that lives within our hearts.
John Twyn stands,
John Twyn stands,
John Twyn stands again......
