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When England Calls

from When England Calls - (26 tracks) by Bill Bates

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When England Calls .... will you ask why?

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When England Calls

By Bill Bates

When men in scarlet come to town.
To beat their drums upon the crowd
To tell of heroes of renown.
To see the marching band
And as the sergeant waves his fist.
We find it harder to resist
To heed his calling to enlist .
To fight in a foreign land

When England calls, In her hour of need.
When soldiers fall, And young men bleed
When brave men die, Will you recall,
Will you be there, When England calls

And as they raise their flags up high,
For king and country come to die
Will you ask the question why?
As we're marching off to war
And as you run and join the crowd,
As the young men feel so proud
And their young wives cry so loud.
Like a thousand times before

When England calls, In her hour of need.
When soldiers fall, And young men bleed
When brave men die, Will you recall,
Will you be there, When England calls

When politicians come to town
To throw their lies upon the crowd
And the truth cannot be found,
To lay your life upon the ground
Will you be there?
Will you be there?
Will you be there?
When England calls

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from When England Calls - (26 tracks), track released January 3, 2011

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Bill Bates Royal Leamington Spa, UK

I am a Warwickshire based singer songwriter and I perform my songs in folk clubs and festivals. My songs are (almost) autobiographical and often about the ordinary things in life, such as caravan holidays, recycling and a song about a Mars Bar party (where people are supposed to have took their clothes off!) Some of my songs are funny, other songs are serious; either way I hope you like them! ... more

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