Gerry Rafferty - The Garden Of England Lyrics
Way down south in the garden of EnglandWe got a song to sing and we let it fill the airWe got it made (yeah) in the garden of EnglandWhere the sun comes up to see us everyday.We feel like strangers but still we call it homeWe got no reason but still we feel aloneBut when the night comes we can roll away the stoneTo each his own, to each his ownYeah the simple life.We live at home in the garden of EnglandThey got us on the run, we can feel it in the airWe got it made in the garden of EnglandWhere we celebrate the English way of life.They had an empire, they give it all awayTheir finest hour seems only yesterdayThey still remember when Britannia ruled the wavesShe ruled the waves, she ruled the waves (yeah)Yeah the simple life.British politician giving a speechWe conservatives have always maintained the needFor an experimentWith a tougher regimeFor depriving young football hooligansOf their leisure timeI can announce todayThat the experiment promised in our election manifestIs to begin in Surrey (applause)These will be no holiday campsWe will introduce on a regular basisDrill, parades, and inspectionsFrom 6:45am 'til lights out at 9:30pmLife will be conducted at a brisk tempoDrums: Liam GenockeyBass Guitar: Mo FosterKeyboards: Billy LivseySynthesizers: Ian LynnGuitars: Richard BruntonString Arrangement: Wil MaloneString Leader: Gavin WrightVocals: Gerry Rafferty
