Lyrics and translation Billy Bragg - England, Half English
My
mother
was
half
English
Ma
mère
était
à
moitié
anglaise
And
I'm
half
English
too
Et
moi
aussi,
je
suis
à
moitié
anglais
I'm
a
great
big
bundle
of
culture
Je
suis
un
grand
paquet
de
culture
Tied
up
in
the
red,
white
and
blue
Lié
au
rouge,
blanc
et
bleu
I'm
a
fine
example
of
your
Essex
man
Je
suis
un
bel
exemple
de
votre
homme
d'Essex
I'm
well
familiar
with
the
Hindustan
Je
connais
bien
le
Hindustan
'Cause
my
neighbors
are
half
English
too
Parce
que
mes
voisins
sont
aussi
à
moitié
anglais
My
breakfast
was
half
English
Mon
petit
déjeuner
était
à
moitié
anglais
And
so
am
I
you
know
Et
moi
aussi,
tu
sais
I
had
a
plate
of
Marmite
soldiers
J'avais
une
assiette
de
soldats
au
Marmite
Washed
down
with
a
cappuccino
Arrosé
d'un
cappuccino
And
I'll
have
a
veggie
curry
about
once
a
week
Et
je
prendrai
un
curry
végétarien
une
fois
par
semaine
The
next
day
a
fry
it
up
as
"Bubble
'N'
Squeak'
Le
lendemain,
je
le
ferai
frire
en
tant
que
"Bubble
'N'
Squeak"
'Cause
my
appetite's
half
English
Parce
que
mon
appétit
est
à
moitié
anglais
And
I'm
half
English
too
Et
je
suis
à
moitié
anglais
aussi
Dance
with
me
Danse
avec
moi
To
this
very
English
melody
Sur
cette
mélodie
très
anglaise
From
Morris
Dancing
to
Morrisey
De
la
danse
Morris
à
Morrisey
All
that
stuff
came
from
across
the
sea
Tout
ça
vient
de
l'autre
côté
de
la
mer
Britannia
she's
half
English
Britannia
est
à
moitié
anglaise
She
speaks
Latin
at
home
Elle
parle
latin
à
la
maison
St.
George
was
born
in
the
Lebanon
Saint
George
est
né
au
Liban
How
he
got
here
I
don't
know
Comment
il
est
arrivé
ici,
je
ne
sais
pas
And
those
three
lions
on
his
shirt
Et
ces
trois
lions
sur
son
maillot
They
never
sprung
from
England's
dirt
Ils
ne
sont
jamais
sortis
de
la
terre
d'Angleterre
Them
lions
are
half
English
Ces
lions
sont
à
moitié
anglais
And
I'm
half
English
too
Et
je
suis
à
moitié
anglais
aussi
Le-li
Umma
le-li-ya,
le-li
Umma
le-li-ya
Le-li
Umma
le-li-ya,
le-li
Umma
le-li-ya
Le-li
Umma
le-li-ya,
le-li,
bledi
g'desh
akh!
le-li-ya
Le-li
Umma
le-li-ya,
le-li,
bledi
g'desh
akh!
le-li-ya
Oh
my
country
Oh
mon
pays
Oh
my
country
Oh
mon
pays
Oh
my
country
Oh
mon
pays
What
a
beautiful
country
you
are
Quel
beau
pays
tu
es
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4 The Fourteenth of February (Demo)
5 Upfield (Demo)
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8 Sugar Daddy (Demo)
9 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? (Demo)
10 As Long as You Hold Me (Demo)
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12 King James (Alternative Version)
13 The Fourteenth Of February
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15 The Space Race Is Over
16 Brickbat
17 A Pict Song
18 Sugardaddy
19 Everybody Loves You Babe
20 Upfield
21 From Red To Blue
22 Piccadilly Rambler
23 Thatcherites
24 This Gulf Between Us
25 All Fall Down
26 Jane Allen
27 12345678
28 England, Half English - 7" Remix
29 Take Down the Union Jack - Band Version
30 Tears of My Tracks - Demo
31 You Pulled the Carpet Out
32 Yarra Song
33 He'll Go Down - Demo
34 Glad and Sorry
35 Mansion on the Hill
36 Billericay Dickie
37 Tears of My Tracks
38 Dreadbelly
39 He'll Go Down
40 Another Kind of Judy
41 Baby Faroukh
42 Some Days I See the Point
43 NPWA
44 England, Half English
45 Distant Shore
46 St. Monday
47 Dry Bed - Band Version
48 Mbh
49 Revolution
50 Raglan Road (Live)
51 Must I Paint You a Picture (Extended Version)
52 Reason to Believe (Live)
53 Little Time Bomb (Alternate Version)
54 The Short Answer (Alternate Version)
55 She's Got a New Spell (Alternate Version)
56 That's Entertainment
57 Love Has No Pride
58 The Price I Pay (Demo)
59 The Only One (Demo)
60 Bad Penny (Demo)
61 Waiting for the Great Leap Forwar
62 The Short Answer
63 The Only One
64 Life with the Lions
65 Valentine's Day Is Over
66 Rotting on Remand
67 Little Time Bomb
68 The Price I Pay
69 Tender Comrade
70 Must I Paint You a Picture
71 Accident Waiting To Happen
72 Moving The Goalposts
73 Cindy Of A Thousand Lives
74 The Few - Demo
75 Cindy of a Thousand Lives - Demo
76 Bread & Circuses
77 Trust - Demo
78 Everywhere - Alternate Version
79 Just One Victory - Alternate Version
80 Sexuality - Demo
81 North Sea Bubble - Demo
82 Party of God
83 Body Of Water
84 Wish You Were Her
85 Rumours Of War
86 North Sea Bubble
87 Dolphins
88 Tank Park Salute
89 Mother Of The Bride
90 Sexuality
91 The Few
92 God’s Footballer
93 Trust
94 You Woke Up My Neighbourhood
95 Everywhere
96 Tighten Up Your Wig
2 Never Had No One Ever
3 Qualifications
4 The Fourteenth of February (Demo)
5 Upfield (Demo)
6 Goalhanger (Demo)
7 The Space Race Is Over (Demo)
8 Sugar Daddy (Demo)
9 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? (Demo)
10 As Long as You Hold Me (Demo)
11 Goalhanger
12 King James (Alternative Version)
13 The Fourteenth Of February
14 Northern Industrial Town
15 The Space Race Is Over
16 Brickbat
17 A Pict Song
18 Sugardaddy
19 Everybody Loves You Babe
20 Upfield
21 From Red To Blue
22 Piccadilly Rambler
23 Thatcherites
24 This Gulf Between Us
25 All Fall Down
26 Jane Allen
27 12345678
28 England, Half English - 7" Remix
29 Take Down the Union Jack - Band Version
30 Tears of My Tracks - Demo
31 You Pulled the Carpet Out
32 Yarra Song
33 He'll Go Down - Demo
34 Glad and Sorry
35 Mansion on the Hill
36 Billericay Dickie
37 Tears of My Tracks
38 Dreadbelly
39 He'll Go Down
40 Another Kind of Judy
41 Baby Faroukh
42 Some Days I See the Point
43 NPWA
44 England, Half English
45 Distant Shore
46 St. Monday
47 Dry Bed - Band Version
48 Mbh
49 Revolution
50 Raglan Road (Live)
51 Must I Paint You a Picture (Extended Version)
52 Reason to Believe (Live)
53 Little Time Bomb (Alternate Version)
54 The Short Answer (Alternate Version)
55 She's Got a New Spell (Alternate Version)
56 That's Entertainment
57 Love Has No Pride
58 The Price I Pay (Demo)
59 The Only One (Demo)
60 Bad Penny (Demo)
61 Waiting for the Great Leap Forwar
62 The Short Answer
63 The Only One
64 Life with the Lions
65 Valentine's Day Is Over
66 Rotting on Remand
67 Little Time Bomb
68 The Price I Pay
69 Tender Comrade
70 Must I Paint You a Picture
71 Accident Waiting To Happen
72 Moving The Goalposts
73 Cindy Of A Thousand Lives
74 The Few - Demo
75 Cindy of a Thousand Lives - Demo
76 Bread & Circuses
77 Trust - Demo
78 Everywhere - Alternate Version
79 Just One Victory - Alternate Version
80 Sexuality - Demo
81 North Sea Bubble - Demo
82 Party of God
83 Body Of Water
84 Wish You Were Her
85 Rumours Of War
86 North Sea Bubble
87 Dolphins
88 Tank Park Salute
89 Mother Of The Bride
90 Sexuality
91 The Few
92 God’s Footballer
93 Trust
94 You Woke Up My Neighbourhood
95 Everywhere
96 Tighten Up Your Wig
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