JUST DON’T SAY YOU ARE ENGLISH
Good  bye to  my  England – so  long  my old  friend
Your  days  are  now  numbered, being brought to  an  end,
To  be Scottish, Irish  or  Welsh,  that’s just  fine,
But  don’t say you’re English, that’s way out of line.
The  French and  the  Germans may  call  themselves such,
As may  the  Norwegians, the  Swedes and  the  Dutch,
You  can  say you’re a Russian, or  maybe a Dane,
But  don’t say you’re English, ever  again.
At Broadcasting House that word  is  taboo,
At Brussels they’ve scrapped it, in  Parliament too.
Even  schools are  affected; staffs  do  as  they’re told,
They mustn’t  teach  children  about  the England of  old.
Writers like  Shakespeare, Milton and  Shaw,
The  pupils don’t learn about them anymore.
How  about Agincourt, Hastings, Arnhem and  Mons,
Where England lost  hosts of their very  brave  sons.
We are  not  Europeans, how  can  we  be?
Europe is  miles away  over  the  sea.
We are  the  English from  England, so let  us  be  proud,
Stand up  and  be counted. Shout it out loud.
Let’s  tell  our  Government and  Brussels too,
We are  proud of our  heritage, the  Red White and  Blue.
Fly the  flag  of St. George, or  the  Union jack,
Let the  whole wide  world  know.
We want  our  England  back.
