A flag washed up on English tide The little boy just smiled and sighed Oh never mind, oh never mind He lies under the summer sky It's raining now, I don't know why Oh never mind They're charged to tell England what went wrong Mr Porter waved goodbye, as he rode off on his rusty bike Oh never mind, oh never mind The men from the papers they tell lies They say we've been hung out to dry Oh never mind They're charged to tell England, what went wrong You just keep on talking, we'll sleep all day long They're charged to tell England, what went wrong You just keep on talking, we'll sleep all day long