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Thread #128110 Message #2865111
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
16-Mar-10 - 07:00 AM
Thread Name: BS: Respect On Saint George'sDay-April 23
Subject: RE: BS: Respect On Saint George'sDay-April 23
I will be proudly wearing mine, Bryn, and flying the flag - albeit out of the window rather than up a flagpole:-) Funnily enough I always used to wear a daff on 1st March as well - I was christened on St Davids day and my Maternal grandmother was from Rhuddlan. I have got out of the habit of late but must resurect it next time!
Having another Arthur moment. May I suggest an English anthem more suitable than grovelling to the posh bint at buck house?
The Song of the Bow
by Arthur Conan Doyle
From Songs of Action (1898).
What of the bow? The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
What of the cord? The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
What of the shaft? The shaft was cut in England: A long shaft, a strong shaft, Barbed and trim and true; So we'll drink all together To the grey goose-feather And the land where the grey goose flew.
What of the mark? Ah, seek it not in England, A bold mark, our old mark Is waiting over-sea. When the strings harp in chorus, And the lion flag is o'er us, It is there that our mark will be.
What of the men? The men were bred in England: The bowmen--the yeomen, The lads of dale and fell. Here's to you--and to you! To the hearts that are true And the land where the true hearts dwell.
Bit jingoistic I suppose but good for the occasion methinks:-)