The Empire Came Home
The Empire came home
And here we all are
Straight off the boat sink or swim
One way ticket to Liverpool from Dublin
On pavements and roads they walk with a gimp
Just buy a ticket and they’ll let you right in
The streets are paved with gold so the story goes
Even though you are stupid you still get to vote
Irish folk when they spoke became the standard model joke
To die laughing is the best way to go
The Empire came home
And here we all are
Different language foreign tongue useful idiots everyone
Different God foreign king no way they’ll fit in
No dogs no blacks no Irish
No room at the inn
My daddy was a navvy from the west country
Where things ain’t perfect and are never gonna be
So he left his native land in search of industry
And settled in the bosom of the enemy
Free education thank you England
Free healthcare thank you Britain
Put your trust in the system and it will always be there
Pay your tax pay your share contribute for your care
English heart Irish blood never had it this good
Oasis have reformed kissed and made up
The Empire came home
And here we all are
Paddy’s in diggers earning six figures
Turning cities into building sites
Paddy’s in diggers earning six figures
Putting up parking lots in paradise
