Ian Hunter - Letter To Britannia From The Union Jack Lyrics
(ian hunter)Poor britannia - drowning in your wavesWith the body of the unknown soldier and the best of the braveI have known you ever since I was a childHow come you dont salute me - now - when I smileYou was always so young and on all o that moneyHow come new mourners pass you by and think its so funnyId be there with you but Im chained unto this stakeFor I am loyalty but my mast I cannot forsakeI looked down on a bunch of amusements, I looked down wallsIve looked on hangings n parades n city hallsAnd Ive seen love in so many living roomsAnd Ive seen rich men slowly die inside their tombsI know were just two charms but its heavy on my mindHave faith in me I said, now, look at timeI know youre just a victim of your history butHave faith in me, I said and you would be free....You pull me up and you pull me downAnd when the queens in residence I hang aroundI dont wave madly cos the climates civilisedJust flutter sadly cos Im old n Im wiseAnd you-you been up, and you - you been downYou been through many things I know you been aroundI have fought armies for you in the conflicts of the pastBritannia, I implore you, do not lower me by half.
