The Unwelcome Guest

Billy Bragg

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Thanks to version 1. I agree with the chord pattern. I wrote it all out with the lyrics here.             To the rich man’s bright lodges I ride in this wind On my good horse I  call you my shiny Black Bess To the playhouse of fortune to take the bright silver And gold you have taken from somebody else As we go riding in the damp foggy midnight You snort my good pony and you give me your best For you know and I know good horse’mongst the rich ones How oftimes we go there an unwelcome guest I’ve never took food from the widows and orphans And never a hard working man I oppressed So take your pace easy for home soon like lightning We soon will be riding my shiny Black Bess No fat rich man’s pony can e’er overtake you And there’s not a rider from the east to the west Could hold you a light in this dark mist and midnight When the potbellied thieves chase their unwelcome guest I don’t know good horseas we trot in this dark here if robbing the rich is for worse or for best They take it by stealing and lying and gambling And I take it my way my shiny Black Bess I treat horses good and I’m friendly to strangers I ride and your running makes my guns talk the best And the rangers and deputies are hired by the rich man To catch me and hang me my shining Black Bess Yes they’ll catch me napping one day and they’ll kill me And then I’ll be gone but that won’t be my end For my guns and my saddle will always be filled By unwelcome travelers and other brave men And they’ll take the money and spread it out equal Just like the Bible and the prophets suggest But the men that go riding to help these poor workers The rich will cut down like an unwelcome guest

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La chanson évoque un récit de révolte contre l'injustice sociale, où le narrateur, monté sur sa fidèle jument, tente de revendiquer ce qui appartient aux plus opprimés. Il se dépeint comme un hors-la-loi qui ne cherche pas à nuire aux plus vulnérables, comme les veuves et les orphelins, tout en critiquant les riches qui exploitent les travailleurs. À travers cette épopée nocturne, il explore les thèmes de la solidarité et de la résistance face aux autorités qui défendent les intérêts des puissants. Le narrateur sait qu'il court un risque constant, mais il reste déterminé à défier le système injuste tout en honorant l'esprit de camaraderie entre ceux qui luttent ensemble.