In barbarous times you were hung If you stole sheep to have something to eat And while you hung the well-to-do Said, "A job well done" Women were burnt at the stake Maybe they'd done nothing Or slapped someone They shouldn't have These were the crimes In the dark times These were the crimes In the barbarous times Pointless was well thought out (?) Some lethal game (?) These were the crimes In the dark times These were the crimes In the dark times Mother went out to the shops And left her baby indoors where she played with matches The house burnt down The mother went to jail Pointless was well thought out (?) Some lethal game (?) These were the crimes In the dark times These were the crimes In the barbarous times