Julie Matthews 1995
Fairport Convention: Jewel In The Crown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0DmouB85-M
We are a proud land, we stand for freedom We’ve got the franchise on how to lead them We’ve got the history and books to prove it Give us a mountain and we will move it We rule the waves and the seven seas We bring the mighty to their knees We offer hope and inspiration A fine example to lesser nations We are Britannia, the jewel in the crown We brought a system to the masses Divide the nation into classes It’s in our breeding and on our faces At least we’re all born knowing our places We stay within our social borders We only take what our class affords us It doesn’t matter that it’s not even This is the nature of the demon We are Britannia, the jewel in the crown Chorus: We are Britannia We crowned an empire We came and conquered We tore their borders down We need no conscience God is on our side We are Britannia The jewel in the crown We are your friendly liberators We’ll free your country from your dictators For a small slice of your oil wells We’ll send our boys in with their gun shells We are a refuge for the needy Always caring, never greedy Whatever gesture could be finer? We’ve given Hong Kong back to China We are Britannia, the jewel in the crown