The Lion and the Unicorn Songtext

von The Men They Couldn't Hang

Welcome friends from overseas
I'm your guide I aim to please
I know what you want from me
Sights and smiles and history
I'll take you down to the Underground
That's where the spirit of the Blitz is found
Hear those sirens over your head?
See that platform, that's your bed

Who went mad who drowned in drink?
Who's in a cage and who's extinct?
Who ended up in a uniform?
The Lion and The Unicorn

Here's the church there's the steeple
Open it up where are the people?
Thinking up ways to take your dough
By deal or scheme or unseen blow
Now out to the Snires where the towns are quaint
We spruced them up with a coat of paint
That white paint doesn't cover up dirt
Bandages don't cover up hurt

Who went mad who drowned in drink?
Who's in a cage and who's extinct?
Who ended up in a uniform?
The Lion and The Unicorn

I'll tell you tales of kings and sailors
Puritans, outlaws, thieves and traders
Show you round the land we made
Whisper something we betrayed
So where's the hope, where's the reason?
Poisoned by the years of treason
Where's the jusice where's the grace?
Disappeared without a trace

Who went mad who drowned in drink?
Who's in a cage and who's extinct?
Who ended up in a uniform?
The Lion and The Unicorn