Ian Anderson - The Pax Britannica (5.1 surround mix) Lyrics

Lyrics The Pax Britannica (5.1 surround mix) - Ian Anderson



I came to woo you at behest of
Uncle Leo, did my best
To charm and Hatter, sooth, lay thoughts
Of scheming Saxon Prince to rest.
Just seventeen, you were emboldened,
Turned away plain Orange boy
And made for me a consort haven
In your heart, haven of joy.
Now Empire spills a growing blot
Across the atlas, leaves its mark.
The hands of men in iron ships stoke
Their boilers, fan the spark.
Generous in deed and promise, our
Emissaries make fair trade
And pay with sovereign Queenly coin for goods
And worldly fortunes made.
We will win them and contain them,
Not by Enneld Pattern gun:
No hard coercion, whip or stick but
Ten good shillings to be won.
See, we offer contracts clear in
English, plain as it appears
In small print, some trifling matters:
Not important, never fear.
Pax Britannica, Pax Britannica, rules
The headland and the wave.
Hansa spirit will enrich us, keep
Us from an early grave.
Sweet Victoria, Mother England,
Gracious queen whom God will save.
We'll leave them gifts of architecture,
Engineering, laws and more.
The willow bat, the bowler hat of
Gentlemen who keep the score.
Head-up code of moral conduct,
Never minions to deceive.
Straight the ball and, best ofall, when
Time is come, we take our leave.
Pax Britannica, Pax Britannica, rules
The headland and the wave.
Hansa spirit will enrich us, keep
Us from an early grave.
My sweet Victoria, your dearest Albert;
Two ledger lines above the stave.



Writer(s): Ian Anderson


Ian Anderson - Homo Erraticus
Album Homo Erraticus
date of release
14-04-2014

1 The Turnpike Inn
2 Doggerland (5.1 surround mix)
3 Heavy Metals (5.1 surround mix)
4 Enter the Uninvited (5.1 surround mix)
5 Puer Ferox Adventus (5.1 surround mix)
6 Meliora Sequamur (5.1 surround mix)
7 The Turnpike Inn (5.1 surround mix)
8 The Engineer (5.1 surround mix)
9 The Pax Britannica (5.1 surround mix)
10 Tripudium Ad Bellum (5.1 surround mix)
11 After These Wars (5.1 surround mix)
12 New Blood, Old Veins (5.1 surround mix)
13 In for a Pound (5.1 surround mix)
14 The Browning of the Green (5.1 surround mix)
15 Per Errationes Ad Astra (5.1 surround mix)
16 Cold Dead Reckoning (5.1 surround mix)
17 Doggerland (stereo mix)
18 Heavy Metals (stereo mix)
19 Enter the Uninvited (stereo mix)
20 Puer Ferox Adventus (stereo mix)
21 Meliora Sequamur (stereo mix)
22 The Turnpike Inn (stereo mix)
23 The Engineer (stereo mix)
24 The Pax Britannica (stereo mix)
25 Tripudium Ad Bellum (stereo mix)
26 After These Wars (stereo mix)
27 New Blood, Old Veins (stereo mix)
28 In for a Pound (stereo mix)
29 The Browning of the Green (stereo mix)
30 Per Errationes Ad Astra (stereo mix)
31 Cold Dead Reckoning (stereo mix)




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