Jolly Old England

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Jolly old England was once my home

Warm beer and cloudy skies

Always carry an umbrella

If it’s not raining now

It will soon be raining

Put the kettle on for tea

Small houses and small cars

Small roads and small towns

Friendly pubs on every corner

A true island mentality

Briefly married to Europe

Now messily divorced

Europeans are again officially foreigners

Bathed in history but frozen in time

Fiercely traditional and sentimental

Put the kettle on for tea

Take a walk in the countryside

Find a nice cafe for tea and cake

Go home and put the kettle on for tea

Watch the football on TV

Swallow your daily dose of TV soap opera

Mow your lawn on Sundays

Wash your car in your driveway

Everybody likes DIY

Put the kettle on for tea

No need for health insurance

Healthcare is free

But you pay for it with taxes

Summers are short but treasured

Cricket matches on the village green

We invented the game

But rarely beat other counties

Stop playing to drink tea at 4pm

Stop playing when it rains

Stop playing when its too cloudy

Do cricket matches ever end

Last orders at the pub

Fish and chips on the way home

Put the kettle on for tea

God save the queen

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