Henry's Songbook

Thank you for your kind endeavours
Making Scotland fit for kings
All the gifts that London sends us
All the joy Westminster brings
Hail to our country and our leaders
Ruling with integrity
Wish that we had voted for them
Taking care of you and me

Praise them for their kindly hand-outs
Stand in line ... redundancy
All our friends you've saved from working
He's sold his job ... can't you see
Early retirement, that's the plan
A holiday that work can't buy
From sweet sixteen until you meet
That job creator in the sky

Equal rights, democracy
The Poll Tax proves it must be true
Palaces or one-roomed slums
We pay the same ... so God bless you
Thank you for your time-share chalets
And your tiny bijou bed-sit flat
Sold to buy that Scottish island
What, my dears, do you think of that

Keep the soft soap gently bubbling
Tax the whisky, oil and rain
When at last it all runs out
The devolution dream will come again

[1990:] We are thankful for so much in Scotland. This song could have been longer ... much, much longer. Thank you! (Notes McCalmans, 'Flames On the Water')

[2000:] Bundesgesundheitsministerin Andrea Fischer will aus Großbritannien importiertes Rindfleisch mit einem deutlichen Warnhinweis kennzeichnen lassen. Das Fleisch könnte mit dem Schriftzug "British Beef" gestempelt werden, so die grüne Ministerin. [...] Am Freitag vergangener Woche hatte der Bundesrat mit knapper Mehrheit den Importstopp für britisches Rindfleisch aufgehoben, obwohl Verbraucherschützer vor der Gefahr einer Übertragung der Rinderseuche BSE auf den Menschen warnen. (Spiegel, 20 März)

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