SING HEY NONNY NO FOR ENGLAND

By Dragao40

Tue, 18 Jan 2011
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Let’s give three cheers for St George’s Day
Sing hey nonny no for England
And celebrate tradition in our own special way.
Sing hey nonny no for George.
Our Morris Men are Moorish or Romanian at best
Our fried fish is Norwegian and the Belgians did the rest.
Sing hey nonny no for George

Don’t forget your red rose on Saint George’s Day
Sing hey nonny no for England
A country where democracy can still hold sway
Sing hey nonny no for George
Our country it is named after an old Germanic tribe
Our early kings were Celtic until they were pushed aside
Sing hey nonny no for George

Let’s give three cheers for St George’s Day
Sing hey nonny no for England
Don’t let political extremism steal the day
Sing hey nonny no for George
We’ve been overrun by Romans, Saxons, Angles, Normans, Jutes
Our hist’ry of diversity continues to bear fruit Sing hey nonny no for George

So let’s sing a song of Saint George’s Day
Sing hey nonny no for England
It’s a jolly fine tale so don’t let facts get in the way
Sing hey nonny no for George
George he was a Turk and no dragon did he kill
He never came to England and now he never will.
Sing hey nonny no
Sing hey nonny no
Sing hey nonny no for George

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Submitted by Dragao40 on
I wrote this after attending a Writers Circle where the topic was St George's Day. The group brainstormed and came up with the same trite symbolism. I've not been back...