"Crowns Of England" lyrics

The butcher's apron waving in the fragrant London smog
Just makes me want to go beyond a-working in the bog
Their eyes get wide as I start to sing the songs of Fenian men
And they don't know if they should clap or throw me out again

For all the crowns in England
They couldn't quench my thirst
I wandered back to Dundalk Town
The place that quenched it first

Winston's little smushed-up face and beady little eyes
Look down at me from his golden frame with a face full of despise
There's no photos of Maggie or Pecker on the walls
The lads over here don't sing or dance, they just watch football

For all the crowns in England
They couldn't quench my thirst
I wandered back to Dundalk Town
The place that quenched it first

They come from every county, they traded in their boots
The army and the navy are getting new recruits
I said my name's Charles Hendy and I come from Dundalk Town
And when I see your George's Cross, I want to pull it down

For all the crowns in England
They couldn't quench my thirst
I wandered back to Dundalk Town
The place that quenched it first

And when I'm far from Éireann's shore
And I hear the piper's drone
I close my eyes and step on board
And in no time I'm home