Many miles I have wandered, on the paths of my homeland
By rivers, through woodland, and by the sea side
On its streets I have seen those with greed and hate in their eyes
And those with their hearts and their hands open wide
All my life has been blessed by its thunderstorm summer times
By misty gold autumns, by fires in the snow
By rainbows, by bluebells, by radiant spring times
In the wild windy meadows, where the dandelions blow
There are some who would change this fair home to a prison
To enslave the many, and bow to the few
The robbers, the racists, the breakers of faces
Who hide behind masks and the red white and blue
So stand up, come on England, live up to your history
Your heart can't be held in a flag or a crown
Raise your tea cups and glasses, you bold lads and lasses
And drink to the spirit that will never lie down
For I come from the land of the diggers and levellers
The fighters for freedom and our national health
The beaten mistreated but never defeated
The builders and guardians of the true commonwealth
Only lovin' can save us, only givin' will raise us
So welcome all travellers to sweet liberty
And raise all your voices to defend our democracy
For equality, justice, and community
So stand up, come on England, live up to your history
Your heart can't be held in a flag or a crown
Raise your teacups and glasses, you bold lads and lasses
And drink to the spirit that will never lie down
So stand up, come on England, live up to your history
Your heart can't be held in a flag or a crown
Raise your teacups and glasses, you bold lads and lasses
And drink to the spirit that will never lie down
And drink to the spirit that will never lie down