Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,
Have you any wool?
"Yes, sir, yes, sir!
Three bags full.
One for the master,
One for the dame,
And one for the flapper girl
Who struts down the lane. "
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,
Have you any wool?
"Yes, sir, yes, sir!
Three bags full.
One for the master,
One for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who cries down the lane. "
The master was the local lord, the dame was the church and the little boy was the farmer who had just paid a 66% tax on his gross income.
You would cry too!