"Can you tell me where my country lies ?" Said the unifaun to his true love's eyes "It lies with me !", cried the Queen of Maybe - For her merchandise, he traded in his prize
"Paper late !", cried a voice in the crowd "Old man dies !" The note he left was signed "Old Father Thames" - it seems he's drowned Selling England by the pound Citizens of Hope & Glory Time goes by - it's "the time of your life"
Easy now, sit you down Chewing through your Wimpy dreams They eat without a sound Digesting England by the pound
Young man says "you are what you eat" - eat well Old man says "you are what you wear" - wear well You know what you are, you don't give a damn Bursting your belt that is your homemade sham
The Captain leads his dance right on through the night - Join the dance ... Follow on ! Till the Grail sun sets in the mould Follow on ! Till the gold is cold Dancing out with the moonlit knight Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout There's a fat old lady outside the saloon Laying out the credit cards she plays Fortune The deck is uneven right from the start And all of their hands are playing a part
Captain leads his dance right on through the night - Join the dance ... Follow on ! A Round Table-talking down we go You're the show ! Off we go with: You play the hobbyhorse I'll play the fool We'll tease the bull Ringing round & loud, loud & round Follow on ! With a twist of the world we go Follow on ! Till the gold is cold Dancing out with the moonlit knight Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout