{"id":1528,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/god-bless-england"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"god-bless-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/god-bless-england\/","title":{"rendered":"GOD BLESS ENGLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll sing you a song of peace and love<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<br \/>\nTo the land that reigns all lands above<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<br \/>\nMay peace and plenty be her share<br \/>\nWho kept our homes from want and care<br \/>\nGod bless England is our prayer<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<\/p>\n<p>Chorus:<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<br \/>\nSo we say, Hip Hooray!<br \/>\nCome and listen while we pray<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<\/p>\n<p>When we were savage, fierce and wild<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<br \/>\nEngland came as mother to  child<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<br \/>\nShe gently raised us from the slime<br \/>\nStopped our drinking and our crime<br \/>\nAnd sent us to Heaven in her own good time<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<\/p>\n<p>Now our fathers oft were naughty boys<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<br \/>\nFor guns and pikes are dangerous toys<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<br \/>\nFrom Bearna Baol to Bunker Hill<br \/>\nThey made poor England cry  her fill<br \/>\nBut ould Brittania loves us still!<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<\/p>\n<p>Chorus<\/p>\n<p>Now Irishmen, forget the past!<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<br \/>\nAnd think of the time that&#8217;s coming fast<br \/>\nWhack fol the diddle all the di do day<br \/>\nWhen we shall 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