Letter To Britannia From The Union Jack Lyrics - Ian Hunter

(ian hunter) 

Poor britannia - drowning in your waves 

With the body of the unknown soldier and the best of the brave 

I have known you ever since I was a child 

How come you don't salute me - now - when I smile 

You was always so young and on all o' that money 

How come new mourners pass you by and think it's so funny 

I'd be there with you but I'm chained unto this stake 

For I am loyalty but my mast I cannot forsake 

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I looked down on a bunch of amusements, I looked down walls 

I've looked on hangings 'n parades 'n city halls 

And I've seen love in so many living rooms 

And I've seen rich men slowly die inside their tombs 

I know we're just two charms but it's heavy on my mind 

Have faith in me I said, now, look at time 

I know you're just a victim of your history but 

Have faith in me, I said and you would be free... 

You pull me up and you pull me down 

And when the queen's in residence I hang around 

I don't wave madly 'cos the climate's civilised 

Just flutter sadly 'cos I'm old 'n I'm wise 

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And you-you been up, and you - you been down 

You been through many things I know you been around 

I have fought armies for you in the conflicts of the past 

Britannia, I implore you, do not lower me by half.