Cornelius Cardew - Song for the British Working Class

from Consciously (2006), originally recorded 1979


British ruling class puffed up with arrogance
Boasted that the sun shone on your vast empire
That sun has now eclipsed.
British ruling class, we have got news for you.
Your time has run out; You have got to go.

Light is shining in the sky
Heralding the dawn of a glorious new day,
British working class you're the revolutionary force.
To build our socialist land.

British working class you have a fine history
Fierce battles waged against a vicious enemy
With grim determination.
British working class aspires to revolution
In the face of attempt to crush this aspiration.
Of socialism in Britain

Chorus

In the 1840s Marx and Engels on our shores
Organised and hammered out the objective laws propelling history
Marxist-Leninist science is the guiding star
Charting the course of the working class:
Socialist revolution.

Chorus

Persisting in the face of every difficulty
In 1979 was formed our new party, a glorious victory.
Rallying to this flag is the only way, workers
To usher in, a bright new day of
Socialism in Britain.

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[crux7035]

Lets fight imperialists agressors and murderers of Libyans ,Irakis and Afghans peoples! Death to fascism! You are fighting with us Cornelius.

[celestialrailroad]

My favourite thing on YouTube [along with Smash the Social Contract]. Sandal-wearing beyond belief.

[tindalosion]

@coveredintea

yes it is

[coveredintea]

Is this real? Please, someone tell me.

[tindalosion]

I much prefer this to Ndubz

[pycroft]

o dear . it's hard to imagine an ethos less sympathetic to the british working class than that of the left-wing avant-garde . poor old cardew . a man in search of a faith .