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Coats Off For Britain

from Kick The Curb by Blackbeard's Tea Party

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lyrics

Coats off, coats off
Coats off for Britain there's a battle to be won
On the stock exchange and on the dole
Selling garden gnomes and digging coal
It's coats off, coats off,
Coats off for Britain everyone

Coats off for Britain says her majesty
From the bottom of her very gracious heart
Trying to boost the nation with a royal proclamation
To encourage everyone to play their part
But as politicians palter and the bills remain unpaid
Her step will never falter and her smile will never fade
Dutifully doing what she's born and bred to do
Working hard from morn 'til late
Receiving dreary heads of state
Arranging royal weddings and a royal birth or two
For me and you
To see us through
And on the royal yacht Britannia they'll be singing this

Coats off, coats off
Coats off for Britain there's a battle to be won
On the stock exchange and on the dole
Selling garden gnomes and digging coal
It's coats off, coats off,
Coats off for Britain everyone

Coats off for Britain says the business man
Flying to his island in the sun
Trying to boost the nation with a cure for constipation
Got to keep the British worker on the run
He's a patriotic gentleman just put him to the test
All he needs is the incentive and in Britain he'll invest
Of course if taxes take their toll and strikes become a strain
And profit margins start to shrink
He'll have to have another think
And maybe move his money into property in Spain
He's not to blame
You'd do the same
And from his overseas tax haven he'll be singing this

Coats off, coats off
Coats off for Britain there's a battle to be won
On the stock exchange and on the dole
Selling garden gnomes and digging coal
It's coats off, coats off,
Coats off for Britain everyone

Coast off for Britain says the working man
Delivering Deliveroos non-stop
Trying to boost the nation with a dash of perspiration
But he'll never climb the ladder to the top
Now the country is in crisis so don't strike for higher pay
We must all make sacrifices and work harder every day
We've got to pull our belts in it's the same for rich and poor
Today the shelves are empty
But tomorrow there'll be plenty
It's the same old song we've heard it sung a million times before
In peace and war
Don't ask for more
And through his zero hours contract he'll be singing this


Coats off, coats off
Coats off for Britain there's a battle to be won
On the stock exchange and on the dole
Selling garden gnomes and digging coal
It's coats off, coats off,
Coats off for Britain everyone
It's coats off, coats off,
Coats off for Britain everyone

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from Kick The Curb, released September 30, 2022
Written by Leon Rosselson
Arranged and performed by Blackbeard's Tea Party
Recorded, mixed and produced by Dave Boothroyd at 6Db Studios
Mastered by Sam Proctor

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