Why does
England lead the world,
Queen and
Empire understand?
O
England, valiant, rock of splendour,
lion -hearted land!
The
Queen
Englishmen have style and flair to
cope with all their needs.
Little things accomplished well
will lead to greater deals.
It's be cause we have the taste
and know a good cigar.
Half the map is colored red,
and we are where we are.
Why does
England lead the world?
Queen and
Empire un derstand.
Oh,
England, valiant rock of splendour,
Lion -hearted land!
Prince of
Wales!
Well, I must comment on this wine.
Its character is strong,
Its impudence is striking,
An d its flavour lingers long.
We can spot these subtleties.
In this we stand alone.
The foreigners are only there to
see the grapes get grown.
Why does
England lead the world,
Queen and
Empire understand?
O
England, valiant, rock of splendour,
lion -hearted land!
W .G.
Grace!
W .G.
Grace!
The workers in our factories all
recognise their place.
We'd love to entertain them,
but we haven't got the space.
We know that they are splendid chaps be
neath the dust and grime.
We'd love to mingle with them,
but we haven't got the time.
Why does
England lead the world with
an empire understand?
O
England, valiant rock of splendour,
lion -hearted land!
The
Empire!
England
has the leaders
who are chosen by us all,
Who can fail to stand with pride
Each time our ports recall
Canning,
Heald, and
Palmerston
Lord
Castle,
Ray, and
Clay
These and others like them made us
What we are today
Our noble
British
Empire
Is our present to the world
Joy is omnipresent
Where our banners are unfurled
capital.
It's amaz ing how these native
fellows tow the line.
Gunboats in the
harbour and the locals down the mine.
Oh,
England, valiant, rock of splendour,
lion -hearted land!
Bernardo's assertion that for many citizens of
the lion -hearted land the
rock of splendor might not be so very splendid
after all alienates the entire
cabinet with the exception of
the seventh
Earl of
Shaftesbury who as
Anthony
Ashley
Cooper and under his noble handle has already
dedicated a huge part of his life to
the causes of unfortunate factory children,
the underprivileged and the deprived.
He is the one
minister who agrees to go with
Bernardo and witness the crisis for
himself.
On the rooftops,
Shaftesbury is horrified by what
he sees and pledges his support.
However, he warns
Bernardo
he has set himself a truly monumental
task.
A reprise of the
mob's complaint
rubs this point in.