Name: Song for England
Duration: P00H02M06S
Description: written on a train somewhere between reading and oxford when I realised that we actually live in a pretty nice country.

Song for England

from Dig for Victory by Dan Kemp

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written on a train somewhere between reading and oxford when I realised that we actually live in a pretty nice country.

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over rolling downland and golden fields
the kestrel hovers and the red kite wheels
bright berry laden hawthorn and meadow of wild flower
the dappled sunlight if the beech woods shady bower
the white horse prances on the green hillside
the pebbles clatter under shiting tide

this is the land ion which i grew
old england i do love you

red brick citys and roman roads
ancient hillforts and norman strongholds
winding cobbled streets and standing stones
great cathederals for dead saints bones
standing through the ages great and small
from offas dyke to hadrians wall

the flag of saint george means nothing to me
much more important is love and unity
ive stood on these streets in the heat and the cold
children have danced ive got smiles from the old
and the one thing that keeps amazing me
is just how generous people can be

this is the land on which i grew
old england i still love you

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from Dig for Victory, released February 1, 2012

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Dan Kemp Reading, UK

Dan is a folk singer and fiddle player from Reading, UK. He accompanies lively, anarchic folk songs with guitar and fiddle and has a particular passion for ancient songs that are still relevant today in their depiction of social struggles and call for a better world. ... more

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