St George's Day Song: 'My Mate George'

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A song with lots of English things in it, in particular our tendency towards gentle self-deprecation.
If you'd like the lyrics (below) and chords as a word document, just let me know.
Thanks for musical inspiration go to JC and Angelina Grimshaw, Paul Armfield, Billy Bragg, Rory McLeod, the Kinks, the Small Faces and William Blake/ Hubert Parry of course.

Lyrics
My Mate George
.
1)
My mate George he loves a cup of tea
His nearly-worn-out slippers and his faithful old TV
He goes walking in the bluebell woods, and bustling through the town
And he likes to watch Dads Army if hes ever feeling down
2)
My mate George he likes a pint of beer
And complaining bout the weather, and how things have changed round here
He tries to face lifes problems with a stiff upper lip
He likes a good hot curry, and he loves his fish and chips

(Chorus)
My mate George he wears an old flat cap
Or he might wear a boater or his posh bowler hat
And although he sometimes works too hard and struggles with his health
We all love him cause he takes the mick out of himself

3)
My mate George he likes The Rolling Stones
And his daughter put The Beatles on his new mobile phone
He adores his local theatre group, his dog-eared Penguin books
Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding like his grandma used to cook
4)
My mate George he likes a game of darts
Playing board games with his mum, and playing football in the park
Hell take you on at dominoes, at rummy or pontoon
And he loves to watch the cricket on a Sunday afternoon
(a lazy Sunday afternoon)

[Chorus, and whistled solo over Chorus chords]

5)
My mate George he like his silly puns
His saucy jokes and pantomimes, and scones and sticky buns
And if hes losing sleep he just tunes in to Radio 4
And he listens to the shipping forecast till he starts to snore
6)
My mate George he likes to grind the gears
Of his rusty Austin Mini that hes had for twenty years
And though he treats it terribly it gets him round all right
From Bridlington to Newquay, Isle of Man to Isle of Wight

[Chorus a cappella, Chorus full]

My mate George [repeat and end]

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[scroghan]

Fantastic Song!!



[MyMateGeorge]

@scroghan Glad you like it! Thanks for commenting -- it is good to know whether people are actually enjoying what I post! A proper audio version of this song is available on iTunes, Amazon UK, and my reverbnation site too. Cheers!

[SMiSKZ]

Great song mate! Keep up the good work.

Looking forward to St George's day this year.

[MyMateGeorge]

@SMiSKZ Thanks! Glad you like it. It's also now downloadable from my ReverbNation site, Amazon or iTunes. Cheers!

[GORFF987]

St. George´s Day is a Holly day in BRAZIL

[MyMateGeorge]

@GORFF987 Indeed! George is also apparently the patron saint of Portugal, Lithuania, Malta, soldiers and - less obviously - skin diseases and syphilis. So maybe we should have a bank holiday on April 23rd, if only to have a jolly good scratch.

[MyMateGeorge]

Thanks! The more bank holidays the better as far as I'm concerned.

[pimpslider]

St.Georges Day should be a public holiday in England without a doubt!!! Well done my son!! Well done.

[MyMateGeorge]

Thankyou Ladybard!