Billy Bragg & the Blokes
Take Down the Union Jack (Band Version)
Take down the Union JackIt clashes with the sunsetAnd put it in the attic with the emperors old clothesWhen did it fall apart?Sometime in the eightiesWhen the great and the good gave wayTo the greedy and the meanBritain isn't cool, you knowIt's really not that greatIt's not a proper countryIt doesn't even have a patron saintIt's just an economic unionThat's past its sell-by dateTake down the Union JackIt clashes with the sunsetAnd ask our Scottish neighborsIf independence looks any good'Cause they just might understandHow to take an abstract notion of personal identityAnd turn it into nationhoodIs this the 19th CenturyThat I'm watching on TVThe dear old queen of EnglandLetras de cancionesHanding out those MBEsMember of the British EmpireThat doesn't sound too good to meGilbert and George are taking the piss aren't theyGilbert and George are taking the pissWhat could be more British than is a picture of me bumGilbert and George are taking the pissTake down the Union JackIt clashes with the sunsetAnd pile up all those history books but don't throw them awayThey just might have some clues about what it really meansTo be an anglo hyphen saxon in England dot Co dot you-KTo be an anglo hyphen saxon in England dot Co dot you-K
From Letras Mania