Songs of hope and tunes of glory
Half remembered Albion hymns
Rise up, St. George, and tell the story.
This is where your song begins.

Leave the drunkard to his bottle.
Leave the prophet to his doom.
Let the critics sneer and prattle.
Give St. George some fighting room.

Refrain:
Come, come, throw a penny on the drum,
A penny for the passing of the days.
Come, come, see the rising of the sun.
Come and see the changing of the ways.

Where are all the ragged heroes?
Buried in their suits so fine?
Withered rose lies on the headstone.
Will it bloom a second time?

Come, come, throw a penny on the drum,
A penny for the passing of the hour.
Come, come, see the rising of the sun.
Come and see the changing of the flower.

[Repeat 3 times]

[Sung in unison with above refrain]
Come and throw a penny piece,
A penny on the drum,
And the ragged rose
Will rise up like the sun.

[Repeat to fade]

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 22-Jan-02.