Old England
Man looks up on a yellow sky
And the rain turns to rust in his eye
Rumours of his health are lies
Old England is dying
His clothes are a dirty shade of blue
And his ancient shoes worn through
He steals from me and he lies to you
Old England is dying
Still he sings an Empire song
Still he keeps his Navy strong
And he sticks his flag where it ill belongs
Old England is dying
- Mike Scott, of The Waterboys.
