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Captains and the Kings
Ronnie Drew
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I remember in September
When the final stumps were drawn
And the shouts of crowds now silent
As the boys to tea had gone
Let us, oh Lord above us
Still remember simple things
When all are dead who love us
Oh the captains and the Kings
We have many goods for export
Christian ethics and old port
But our greatest boast is that
The Anglo-Saxon is a sport
On the playing fields of Eton
We still do thrilling things
Do not think we'll e'er be beaten
Oh the captains and the Kings
Far away in dear old Cyprus
Or in Kenya's dusty land
Where all bear the white man's burden
In many a strange land
As we look across our shoulder
In West Belfast the school bell rings
And we sigh for dear old England
Oh the captains and the Kings
In our dreams we see old Harrow
And we hear the crow's loud caw
At the flower show our Big Murrow
Takes the prize from Evelyn Waugh
Cups of tea and some dry sherry
Vintage cars, these simple things
So let's drink up and be merry
Oh the captains and the Kings
By the moon that shines above us
In the misty morn and night
Let us cease to run ourselves down
And praise God that we are white
But better still we're English
Tea and toast and muffin rings
And old ladies with stern faces
And the captains and the Kings
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