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[00:06.99]When Britain refused to sing
[00:11.10]When Britain refused to sing
[00:17.69]The announced it over the wireless
[00:21.16]New Years Eve at midnight
[00:25.21]It was all over the papers
[00:29.14]That Britain was now tongue-tied
[00:31.09]Maybe they did it out of kindness
[00:35.44]Maybe they did it out of politeness
[00:41.42]TV stopped giving away prizes
[00:44.74]There was radio silence
[00:48.14]Trade union meetings
[00:52.09]School assembly choirs
[00:56.05]On every football terrace
[00:59.83]Even the WI
[01:03.73]When Britain refused to sing
[01:06.94]When Britain refused to sing
[01:16.76]Shut your mouth, get out of my face
[01:19.03]I'll blow you away if you invade my space
[01:20.93]Stay off of my land, turn your stereo down
[01:23.60]When you drive through the village won't you please slow down?
[01:27.19]There are traps in the grass for the working-class
[01:30.62]So stick to the path, go home, have a bath
[01:32.63]All the farms have alarms, all the hills have eyes
[01:34.54]So for God's sake stay out of the countryside
[01:43.28]When Britain refused to sing
[01:46.40]When Britain refused to sing
[01:52.57]La, la, la, la,la
[01:56.77]La, la, la, la,la
[02:00.49]La, la, la, la,la
[02:04.18]La, la, la, la,la
[02:08.22]They said it would be all over by Christmas
[02:12.17]There'd be a special carol service
[02:14.89]But Christmas came and went
[02:19.72]We were much too nervous
[02:23.14]I made us a time capsule
[02:26.97]One day they know how we feel
[02:30.97]I took our favourite record
[02:34.85]And buried it in a field
[02:38.22]When Britain refused to sing
[02:42.35]When Britain refused to sing
[02:46.56]When Britain refused to sing
[02:50.39]When Britain refused to sing