Flag of St George
Flag of St George: A Poignant Anthem Reflecting Social Change
Lyrics
I saw the flag of Saint George today
I witnessed the Saint George flag today.
All the red had been painted grey
All the red color on the flag has been transformed into gray.
And proudly stands
The Englishman proudly stands.
The English man
He holds in his right hand the keys to the land.
Holding in his right hand
The keys to the land
-For him alone
For him alone.
And the post office was for sale
The post office is up for sale.
And the National Health had failed
The National Health system has failed.
To carry on
Unable to continue.
Cos one by one
Because one by one.
The things that we had were gone
The things that we possessed have disappeared.
And nobody saw it wrong
Nobody noticed the wrong in giving them away.
To give them away
To give away what we had.
So what's left here?
What remains here?
And what's he that wishes so?
Who desires this?
What we auctioneered
What we auctioned was not driven by greed for gold.
Was not covetous for gold
So we'll be sailing on
So, we will be sailing on.
To leave behind our troubled past
To leave behind our troubled past.
Flag of Saint George
The Saint George flag is nailed to the mast.
Is nailed to the mast
We'll bid farewell to the poundlands
We will say goodbye to the poundlands.
Bookies and roadside burger vans
Bookies and roadside burger vans.
Where we once worked
Where we once worked.
In the hope
In the hope.
That if we do as we're told
That if we follow instructions.
We could afford to own
We could afford to own.
Our own gated homes
Our own gated homes.
And retire
And retire.
In front of a warming fire
In front of a warming fire.
Pensions and church spires
Pensions and church spires.
When we get old
When we get old.
So please remember us
Please remember us.
Oh we few we happy few
Oh, we few, we happy few.
In our Sunday best
In our Sunday best.
As we disappear from view
As we disappear from view.
So we'll be clinging on
So we'll be clinging on.
To the things we thought we knew
To the things we thought we knew.
Flag of Saint George
Flag of Saint George.
I'll wrap myself in you
I'll wrap myself in you.
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