The top of the ladder’s the tiniest of all

In Britain it’s clear that the top was quite small

Aristocrats are the group that sat up on top

The wealthiest people with land for their crop

Ranked just below in the social ladder

Were the middle class folks, whose stories are sadder

The middle class was split in three tiers

A truly diverse group with plenty to fear

The upper-middle class had a bit of spare cash

The factory owners had money to stash

The mid-middle class was not as well off

Less job security and a fear of layoff

The doctors and lawyers and things of the sort

Whose hard work and decent pay would never fall short

Just below them was the lower-middle class

Secretaries and clerks, who served the rich mass

Their conditions were hard and their pay was worse

But the conditions were better than the proletariat curse

The bottom of the pyramid, the worst of the worst

Ignored and forgotten, they were truly accursed

The proletariat was forced into low paid labor

Stabbed in the gut by capitalism’s sabre

Condemned to a dangerous life in the factory

The conditions and wages were not satisfactory