Jingo

"We don't want to fight, but by Jingo! if we do
We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too
We've fought The Bear before, and while we're Britons true
The Russians shall not have Constantinople"

Beat your chest, let the Dogs of War loose
We're the best, we can do as we choose
We fight with God upon our side
So run and hide
Got the ships, got the men, got the dirty cash
Own the world, so before you do something rash
You need to understand that
We hold the upper hand

Arrogance of days of glory
Playground bully, same old story, and we
Repeat the myth, but it's a lie
"For England and Saint George" we cry
If we were Great it was because
We wrote the book on holocausts

But the glory is not forever
Faded flag hanging limp in the shitty weather
We need to understand that
Times have moved on
Like a drunk who was once a contender
Throwing empty threats to the ether
While people sneer and laugh
Behind his back

Arrogance of days of glory
Playground bully, same old story, and we
Repeat the myth, but it's a lie
"For England and Saint George" we cry
We teeter on unsteady feet
With stolen wealth and self deceit

Times have changed, we're no longer the masters
We must tighten our belts, cut our cloth to suit
The new reality that
Stands before us
Put the blame upon globalisation
Its too late to pursue isolation
The horse has bolted, leave the
Door wide open

Arrogance of days of glory
Playground bully, same old story, and we
Repeat the myth, but it's a lie
"For England and Saint George" we cry
A proxy war upon the turf
Of football grounds around the earth

Take a look if you dare at our history
So much suffering, hatred and misery
Was brought to bear to make this
English dreamland
Pride in victories past or imagined
Longing for a return to the pageant
Is selfish, dangerous and
Self defeating

Arrogance of days of glory
Playground bully, same old story, and we
Repeat the myth, but it's a lie
"For England and Saint George" we cry
"For England and Saint George" we cry
"For England and Saint George" we die