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Click on the ‘Play’ button above to the hear the song as you read the lyrics below. If the player does not start, wait and click again. Alternatively, you can listen to the track on Soundcloud HERE and on Bandcamp HERE.
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The album’s final and 12th track is a jolly foot taping military band sounding song called Just Like Tin Soldiers that recalls the once Great British Empire rule in India. In fact, the fat Englishman who was- born-to-lead coming from a wealthy family, balances on a small donkey that he will ride, like India, until it collapses under his weight and he doesn’t realize just how pompous and foolish he looks which could somewhat mirror today’s view on Britain that is no longer Great and where many British citizens still believe their country to be an influential world power, not realizing that most of the world ignores their opinion on world affairs and the foolishness in the songs chorus is all too obvious as the British soldiers are all dressed in bright red heavy uniforms in the Indian heat and melt, like the British Empire just like molten lead in the heat of the midday sun. Some sayings of the period are thrown in for good measure such as Charity starts at home, Nick-knack paddy whack give the dog a bone and Georgie Porgie come out to play, it is a great way to finish an album and if you listen till the end you’ll hear the fat Englishman falling off his horse!
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You can also listen to the entire album England, Once My England on Soundcloud HERE and on Bandcamp HERE.
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You can download the album England. Once My England on Spotify HERE on iTunes HERE.
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Just Like Tin Soldiers Lyrics
One fat Englishman on a mule
Feeling so pompous, looking such a fool
He’ll ride that-poor-mule till it drops
Showing he’s master, don’t matter the cost
Tin soldiers all dressed in red
Tin soldiers all dressed in red
Melting in the sun, just like moulton lead
In the sun like moulton lead
He was born-to-lead, so they said
Empire’s built on sand, on backs of the dead
They say charity starts at home
Nick-knack-paddy-whack
Give the dog a bone
Tin soldiers all dressed in red
Tin soldiers all dressed in red
Melting in the sun, just like moulton lead
In the sun like moulton lead
So much sacrifice for a crown
Written in the past
Pages are all brown
The sun never sets come what may
The sun never sets so they say
Georgie Porgie please
Won’t you come out to play
Who’s the King of the Castle
Who’s the dirty rascal
Who’s the dirty rascal
Who’s the King of the Castle
Tin soldiers all dressed in red
Tin soldiers all dressed in red
Melting in the sun, just like moulton lead
In the sun like moulton lead
Tin soldiers, Tin soldiers, Tin soldiers
Tin soldiers, Tin soldiers, Tin soldiers
Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode 184654KP
ISRC QZK6P1990254
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