England's Glory - Ian Dury

This one’s for Julie, who we love

I love her almost as I do Alma

But we don’t do Alma no more

It’s called 'England's Glory'.

if you wanna sing

Please sing

There are jewels in the crown of England’s glory

And every jewel shines a thousand ways

Frankie Howerd, No’l Coward and garden gnomes

Frankie Vaughan, Kenneth Horne, Sherlock Holmes

Monty, Biggles and Old King Cole

In the pink or on the dole

Oliver Twist and Long John Silver

Captain Cook and Nelly Dean

Enid Blyton, Gilbert Harding

Malcolm Sargeant, Graham Greene (Graham Greene)

All the jewels in the crown of England’s glory

Too numerous to mention, but a few

And every one could tell a different story

And show old England’s glory something new

Nice bit of kipper and Jack the Ripper and Upton Park

Gracie, Cilla, Maxy Miller, Petula Clark

Winkles, Woodbines, Walnut Whips

Vera Lynn and Stafford Cripps

Lady Chatterley, Muffin the Mule

Winston Churchill, Robin Hood

Beatrix Potter, Baden-Powell

Beecham’s powders, Yorkshire pud (Yorkshire pud)

With Billy Bunter, Jane Austen

Reg Hampton, George Formby

Billy Fury, Little Titch

Uncle Mac, Mr. Pastry and all

Uncle mac, Mr. Patry and all

Allright england?

G’wan england

Oh england

All the jewels in the crown of England’s glory

Too numerous to mention, but a few

And every one could tell a different story

And show old England’s glory something new

Somerset Maugham, Top Of The Form with the Boys' Brigade

Mortimer Wheeler, Christine Keeler and the Board of Trade

Henry Cooper, wakey wakey, England’s labour

Standard Vanguard, spotted dick, England’s workers

England’s glory