Lee Penn found these surfing from Rod Dreher’s place
- ‘Roots’, Show of Hands (lyrics)
Seed, bark, flower, fruit
They’re never gonna grow without their roots
Branch, stem, shoot
They need roots
When the Indians, Asians, Afro-Celts
It's in their blood, below their belt
They're playing and dancing all night long
So what have they got right that we've got wrong?
Haul away boys, let them go
Out in the wind and the rain and snow
We’ve lost more than we’ll ever know
’Round the rocky shores of England
We need roots
And a minister said his vision of hell
Is three folk singers in a pub near Wales
Well, I’ve got a vision of urban sprawl
There’s pubs where no-one ever sings at all
And everyone stares at a great big screen
Overpaid soccer stars, prancing teens
Australian soap, American rap
Estuary English, baseball caps
And we oughta be ashamed of all we walk
Of the way we look, at the way we talk
Without our stories or our songs
How will we know where we come from?
I’ve lost St George and the Union Jack
That's my flag too and I want it back - ‘Country Life’, Show of Hands (lyrics)
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