England Green & England Grey lyrics

England green and England grey

Look out on a summer's day

To all things bright and fair and gay

To my home, my love, my England

I believe in dignity

Rich or poor, we're all born free

Austerity and slavery

I thought they were behind us

I don't believe the BBC

Anarchy or monarchy

Or an empire built on piracy

By our history you'll find us

England green and England grey

Look out on a summer's day

To all things bright and fair and gay

To my home, my love, my England

For years our women had no say

No right to work or equal pay

God help the crippled and the gay

The fragile flowers of England

Shut the factories, shut the mines

Punish those fell on hard times

While they honour them who do the crimes

The greedy men of England

England green and England grey

Look out on a summer's day

To all things bright and fair and gay

To my home, my love, my England

How can a man respect a man

Who sells his house and steals his land

And takes the wages from his hand

To pay his own expenses?

The NHS, our England's jewel

Is bartered by Westminster's fool

To justify his public school

And military defences

England green and England grey

Look out on a summer's day

To all things bright and fair and gay

To my home, my love, my England

Sing the songs of old John Bull

Cecil Sharp and John and Paul

Come English folk, come one and all

To the sweet songs of our England

Take my hand and walk with me

Down the back roads to the sea

Where in spite of all we'll both agree

There is none so sweet as England

England green and England grey

Look out on a summer's day

To all things bright and fair and gay

To my home, my love, my England

England green and England grey

Look out on a summer's day

To all things bright and fair and gay

To my home, my love, my England