God Save the Queen, 2004 Version

By Morrissey

Irish blood, English heart
This I'm made of
There is no one on earth I'm afraid of
And no regime can buy or sell me

I've been dreaming of a time when
to be English is not to be baneful
to be standing by the flag, not feeling shameful
racist or racial

Irish blood, English heart
this I'm made of
There is no one on earth I'm afraid of
And I will die with both of my hands untied

I've been dreaming of a time when
the English are sick to death
of Labour, and Tories
and spit upon the name Oliver Cromwell
and denounce this royal line that still salute him
and will salute him
FOREVER...

We're all in favour of a good nationalist tirade but Morrissey's version of history has us a bit confused here. We've made clear before that we don't think much of Cromwell, but he's also the dude who chopped off the head of one of the Queen's predecessors. But perhaps the song is rescued by a good tune.