When Britain Refused To Sing - Black Box Recorder

When Britain refused to sing

When Britain refused to sing

The announced it over the wireless

New Years Eve at midnight

It was all over the papers

That Britain was now tongue-tied

Maybe they did it out of kindness

Maybe they did it out of politeness

TV stopped giving away prizes

There was radio silence

Trade union meetings

School assembly choirs

On every football terrace

Even the WI

When Britain refused to sing

When Britain refused to sing

Shut your mouth, get out of my face

I’ll blow you away if you invade my space

Stay off of my land, turn your stereo down

When you drive through the village won’t you please slow down?

There are traps in the grass for the working-class

So stick to the path, go home, have a bath

All the farms have alarms, all the hills have eyes

So for God’s sake stay out of the countryside

When Britain refused to sing

When Britain refused to sing

La, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la

They said it would be all over by Christmas

There’d be a special carol service

But Christmas came and went

We were much too nervous

I made us a time capsule

One day they know how we feel

I took our favourite record

And buried it in a field

When Britain refused to sing

When Britain refused to sing

When Britain refused to sing

When Britain refused to sing