John Bull has written a message and sent it off by clipper plane today Oh what a wonderful message, now let me tell you what it had to say It just said "Thanks Mr. Roosevelt it's swell of you For the way you're helping us to carry on You'll see the British Empire smiling through When these dark and stormy days are gone And Franklyn, by the way, please convey Our congratulations to the folks in USA We're saying thanks Mr. Roosevelt we're proud of you Far the way you're helping us to carry on Old friend you've never denied us In our hearts your name Is evergreen Your land is standing beside us As in the days of nineteen seventeen So we say "Thanks Mr. Roosevelt it's swell of you For the way you're helping us to carry on You'll see the British Empire smiling through When these dark and stormy days are gone And Franklyn, by the way, please convey Our congratulations to the folks in USA We're saying "Thanks Mr. Roosevelt we're proud of you For the way you're helping us to carry on And Franklyn, by the way, please convey Our congratulations to the folks in USA We're saying, "Thanks Mr. Roosevelt, we're proud of you For the way you're helping us to carry on