Sussex Folk

Music: Felix Clement
Lyrics: Felix Clement

Well sure we are strange folk, strange folk are we

What chose to leave a rambling life for a house that's by the sea

And at every turn, we must endure

The opprobrium and the vexation of the rest of all England

Now Sussex folk are strong and Sussex folk are free

For we are always pushing at the boundaries of decency

And we are always stubborn as the ivy-growing tree

Cuz when one of our lot has had enough you can bet 'e won't be druv, no

[chorus]

This heart was made in Sussex

Sussex by the sea

You can take me wealth all for yourself

But you can't take the Sussex out of me

This heart was made in Sussex

Sussex by the sea

Raise up your beer and give a cheer if you're Sussex folk and free

Now I've rambled down to Rye town, I've been to Buggers Hole.

I've breathed the air at the old steam fair and I've smelt the burning coal.

To Lewes, Hastings and Brighton, you could say I've been around

I've busked me way and earned me pay on the sacred Sussex ground, yeah

[chorus]

This heart was made in Sussex

Sussex by the sea

You can take me wealth all for yourself

But you can't take the Sussex out of me

This heart was made in Sussex

Sussex by the sea

Raise up your beer and give a cheer if you're Sussex folk and free

(instrumental)

This heart was made in Sussex and it's a part of me.

I’m never afraid to speak me mind

Gonna hear it from now till closing time.

This heart was made in Sussex, whatever becomes of me

I'll march to the drums and the Lewes guns for Sussex folk are we

[chorus]

This heart was made in Sussex

Sussex by the sea

You can take me wealth all for yourself

But you can't take the Sussex out of me

This heart was made in Sussex

Sussex by the sea

Raise up your beer and give a cheer if you're Sussex folk and free