POOR MAN'S ENGLAND 
 
Poor man's England, 
Can't you see that your country is in its infancy? 
And could it be spinning out of control? 
I fear that people believe in your streets of gold, 
But the heart that you hide is black and cold. 
Or so I'm told. 
Pass the buck on to us now! 
 
All the great empires fell - 
We did it before you and we even did it well. 
And we'll feel sealed in 
When the monarchs have left the building. 
 
You're a poor man's England, 
Well you can stay just where you are! 
Just a poor man's England, 
You'd like to make us another star! 
You possess a loud voice even though you've nothing to say, 
Take a nation with a "Have a nice day", 
You poor man's England. 
 
Poor man's England, 
Is it true you believe that the world revolves round you? 
Well, how so few smother cries of so many! 
Doomed to repeating mistakes from another's past, 
Letting nothing go, getting nowhere fast, 
And can this last? 
Pass the torch back to us now! 
 
All the great empires fell - 
We did it before you and we even did it well. 
And we'll feel sealed in 
When the monarchs have left the building. 
 
You're a poor man's England, 
Well you can stay just where you are! 
Just a poor man's England, 
You'd like to make us another star! 
You possess a loud voice even though you've nothing to say, 
Take a nation with a "Have a nice day", 
You poor man's England. 
 
All the great empires fell - 
We did it before you and we even did it well. 
And we'll feel sealed in... 
 
You're a poor man's England, 
Well you can stay just where you are! 
Just a poor man's England, 
You'd like to make us another star! 
You're a poor man's England, 
So get your round in at the bar 
Now you poor man's England, 
Before you choke from the smoke of your own cigar! 
 
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