Close Your Eyes and Think of England

Day by day we’re winnowing away at the kind of world the heathens had their eyes on Step by step the sun is gonna set on the waves that sully the horizon So close your eyes and think of England That boat afloat on the ocean sets my spine a-tingling So let the boys brigade be singing Close your eyes Blow by blow, there’s gonna be a show We’re gonna teach the (g)oons the who is who of history Deal by deal we’ll crush them on a wheel Of progress and manifest destiny So close your eyes and think of England That boat afloat on the ocean with the chains of state a-jingling And at the sight of intermingling Close your eyes Close the door behind you I feel kinda blue I guess I miss the time the scapegoat was always someone new So step up to the camera, you And close your eyes and think of England That boat afloat all alone on the ocean is sinking And a telephone is ringing The coastguard have been drinking Nobody had an inkling Cos they closed their eyes Close your eyes. --- Close Your Eyes and Think of England - Del Amitri