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Verse 1
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Now, the whole business of Irish
nationalism
can get very serious if you're not careful.
But there is a light side
to it, fortunately.
As most of you know, for about 800 years,
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Ireland was under the loving
and tender care
of the British Empire.
And for this, needless to say,
we're very, very grateful.
We like occasionally to sing a
song of gratitude.
It's called, God Bless England.
Oh, I'll tell you a tale
of peace and love,
Whack for the diddle on the
diddle day.
Of the land that rules all lands above,
Whack for the diddle on the diddle
day.
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May peace and plenty be her share,
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Who kept our homes from want and care.
Oh, God bless England,
is our prayer.
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day,
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day.
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So we say, hooray,
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come and listen while we pray,
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day.
Now our fathers oft were
naughty boys,
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day.
For pikes and guns are
dangerous toys
Whack for the diddle on the diddle day
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At Bannanabwe and at Peter's Hill
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Oh, we made poor England cry her fill
But old Britannia loves us still
Whack for the diddle on the diddle day
Whack for the diddle on the diddle day
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So we say, every day
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God bless England, so we pray
Whack for the diddle on the diddle day
Now, when we were savage,
fierce and wild,
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day.
Oh, she came as a mother to her child,
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day.
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She gently raised us from the slime,
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An d kept our hands from hellish crime,
And she sent us to heaven in our own
good time.
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day.
Whack for the diddle of the diddle day.
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So we say, hemmelay,
God bless England, so we pray
Whack for the diddle on the diddle
-o -day
Oh now Irish men,
forget the past
Whack for the
diddle on the diddle -o -day
And think of the day that's coming fast
Whack for the diddle on
the diddle -o -day
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When we shall all be civilised
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Neat and clean, and well advised
Oh, won't Mother England
be surprised
Whack for the diddle of the day -o -day
Whack for the diddle of the day -o -day
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So we say, have a lay
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God bless England, so we pray
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Whack for the diddle of the day -o -day
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