Shaking Of The Sheets - Steeleye Span

Dance, dance the shaking of the sheets

Dance, dance when you hear the piper

Playing, everyone must dance

The shaking of the sheets with me

Bring away the beggar, bring away the king

And every man in his degree

Bring away the oldest and the youngest thing

Come to death and follow me

Bring away the merchant who made his money in France

And the crafty banker too

When you hear the piper, you and I must dance

The dance that everyone must do

Dance, dance the shaking of the sheets

Dance, dance when you hear the piper

Playing, everyone must dance

The shaking of the sheets with me

I’ll find you in the courtrooms, I’ll find you in the schools

When you hear the piper play

I’ll take away the wise men, I’ll take away the fools

And bring their bodies all to clay

All the politicians of high and low degree

Lords and ladies, great and small

Don’t think that you’ll escape and need not dance with me

I’ll make you come when I do call

Dance, dance the shaking of the sheets

Dance, dance when you hear the piper

Playing, everyone must dance

The shaking of the sheets with me

It may be in the day, it may be in the night

Prepare yourselves to dance and pray

That when the piper plays ‘The Shaking of the Sheets'

You may to Heaven dance the way

Dance, dance the shaking of the sheets

Dance, dance when you hear the piper

Playing, everyone must dance

The shaking of the sheets with me

Dance, dance the shaking of the sheets

Dance, dance when you hear the piper

Playing, everyone must dance

The shaking of the sheets with me