On Mar 3, 7:30 am, Josiah Jenkins <josiah-jenk...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> The author wishes to thank Mr Hardy Spicer of this parish
> for igniting the spark of inspiration on Sunday 2nd March
> 2008 which resulted in this minor re-write of the lyrics.
>
> They'll always be an *ngland
>
> I give you a toast, ladies and gentlemen.
> I give you a toast, ladies and gentlemen.
> May this fair dear land we love so well
> In dignity and freedom dwell.
> Though worlds may change and go awry
> While there is still one voice to cry
>
> There'll always be an England
> We're just a bloomin' pain.
> But next time there's a World Cup
> We'll win it once again.
>
> There'll always be an England
> But now we're in a fix
> We haven't done so very well
> Since 1996
>
> There'll always be an England
> While there's a busy street,
> Wherever there are English men,
> A dozen smelly feet.
>
> There'll always be an England,
> But England's done I fear
> If England means a thing to you
> Start crying in your beer
>
> There always was a Britain
> As long as Scotland's there
> The thought of them just leaving
> Is far too much to bear
>
> There always was a Britain
> That no one could despoil
> That was until that Scottish lot
> Pissed off with their oil
>
> Red, white and blue; what does it mean to you?
> Surely you're proud, shout it aloud,
> England's toast !
> The empire too . . . can't depend on you.
> Nothing remains. Gone are the days
> Of bragging and boast
Bravo - applause....
Hardy
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