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There are jewels in the crown of England's glory

And every jewel shines a thousand ways

Frankie Howerd, Noel Coward and garden gnomes
Frankie Vaughan, Kenneth Horne, Sherlock Holmes
Monty, Biggles and Old King Cole
In the pink or on the dole
Oliver Twist and Long John Silver
Captain Cook and Nelly Dean
Enid Blyton, Gilbert Harding
Malcolm Sargeant, Graham Greene (Graham Greene)

All the jewels in the crown of England's glory
Too numerous to mention, but a few
And every one could tell a different story
And show old England's glory something new

Nice bit of kipper and Jack the Ripper and Upton Park
Gracie, Cilla, Maxy Miller, Petula Clark
Winkles, Woodbines, Walnut Whips
Vera Lynn and Stafford Cripps
Lady Chatterley, Muffin the Mule
Winston Churchill, Robin Hood
Beatrix Potter, Baden-Powell
Beecham's powders, Yorkshire pud (Yorkshire pud)

With Billy Bunter, Jane Austen
Reg Hampton, George Formby
Billy Fury, Little Titch
Uncle Mac, Mr. Pastry and all
Uncle mac, Mr. Patry and all

allright england?
gwan england
oh england

All the jewels in the crown of England's glory
Too numerous to mention, but a few
And every one could tell a different story
And show old England's glory something new

Somerset Maugham, Top Of The Form with the Boys' Brigade
Mortimer Wheeler, Christine Keeler and the Board of Trade
Henry Cooper, wakey wakey, England's labour
Standard Vanguard, spotted dick, England's workers

Comments

  • That was good.
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LVjDUeb2_U

    By the Blackheath boy himself

    Happy St Georges Day
  • Nice list for oldies like me, but must mean virtually nothing to kids. So what would their list be?
  • edited April 2009
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Nadou[/cite]Nice list for oldies like me, but must mean virtually nothing to kids. So what would their list be?[/quote]

    Good Question. I must admit I struggled on a few on those lyrics.
  • "I must admit I struggled on a few. "

    Yeh yeh go on, rub it in. I may be much older but I don't wear cardigans so there!
  • England's Glory

    Some other things.

    Liberal democracy

    Trial by a jury of your peers

    Magna Carta and the Common Law

    Inventing all the team sports that matter

    Pop Music

    The English Language
  • Reg Hampton?
  • edited April 2009
    [cite]Posted By: stilladdicted[/cite]"I must admit I struggled on a few. "

    Yeh yeh go on, rub it in. I may be much older but I don't wear cardigans so there!

    But you is a lady so it don't count ; - )
  • [cite]Posted By: Oakster[/cite]Reg Hampton?
    [cite]Posted By: Oakster[/cite]Reg Hampton?

    Go and see a doctor, G. Sounds nasty : - 0
  • Blimey, never been called a lady before. Old age brings so many indignities.
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  • [cite]Posted By: stilladdicted[/cite]Blimey, never been called a lady before. Old age brings so many indignities.

    So you've been call it once and if I do it again it will be twice. One more time and we're in dodgy song territory ; - 0
  • I saw there's an Ian Dury biopic being made & thought 'that's gotta be a role for Andy Serkis?' Happy days...
  • [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Oakster[/cite]Reg Hampton?
    [cite]Posted By: Oakster[/cite]Reg Hampton?

    Go and see a doctor, G. Sounds nasty : - 0

    Not enough Reg's around these days. Reginald is a good British name....
  • SO does anyone know

    A. Who was Reg Hampton

    B. Any other Jewels in England's Glory
  • edited April 2009
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]SO does anyone know

    A. Who was Reg Hampton

    B. Any other Jewels in England's Glory


    dare I say David Beckham is a modern jewel of Englands glory?
  • [cite]Posted By: Brunello[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]SO does anyone know

    A. Who was Reg Hampton

    B. Any other Jewels in England's Glory


    dare I say David Beckham is a modern jewel of Englands glory?

    You may
  • edited April 2009
    .
  • you missed Jade
  • edited April 2009
    ricky hatton for our 'enry. chuck steve redgrave in too. a bit of harry potter...
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