Here's To You Sweet England - (Spinners' song) - written and performed by Postcards Of Life

The new version is out in e-stores such as iTunes. Here's a link to CDbabyt for a preview and downoad. http://cdbaby.com/cd/postcardsoflife


Originally recorded by the Liverpool folk group, The Spinners, on 'Here's To You From The Spinners' and re-released on 'the Best Of The Spinners', this rewritten version is performed by it's original writer, me, with help from Sharon, uncle Tom Cobley and a tascam2488!
minstrelsongs@aol.com
Visual:www.icons.uk

Here's to you sweet lovely England
The land where I was born
Where the grass is green and the oak is tall
With fields full of barley corn
Where life is simple if you choose
Where oft times you may hear
Any Englishman with pride and joy
Speak of this land so dear.

Here's to you sweet lovely England
The land where I belong
Above your rolling hills, the skylark fills
The summer skies with song
Where I can speak with words so free
And give of my goodwill
And if ever I am far away
My dreams you will always fill.

Yes if ever I am far away
In some foreign land I've been
My thoughts wait only for the day
I'll return to England green.

Here's to you sweet lovely England
You'll always be home to me
From your cliff-lined shores, to Northumbria's moors
From the Fens to the West Country
There are many here among us now
With their hearts I hear them sing
We're just proud to toil upon English soil
With the flag of St George flying.

And if ever I am far away
In some foreign land I've been
My thoughts wait only for the day
I'll return to England green.

Here's to you sweet lovely England
The land where I was born
Where the grass is green and the oak is tall
With fields full of barley corn
Where life is simple if you choose
Where oft times you may hear
Any Englishman with pride and joy
Speak of this land so dear.

Here's to you sweet lovely England
The land where I was born.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• England
• song
• St
• George's
• Day
• 23rd
• April
• English
• anthem
• electric
• folkmusic
• mandolin
• Liverpool
• Spinners
• folk
• tascam2488
• Cerne
• Giant
• MalvernHills
• Looe
• Henley
• Sussex
• Cornwall
• Constable
• Corfe(Kirrin)
• castle
• Northumberland
• Lindisfarne
• Lulworth
• Ledbury
• Norfolk
• Cambridge
• Bourton-on-the-water
• Lakeland
• Lancs
• Alston
• Staffs
• Notting
• Hill
• Carnival
• Glastonbury
• Morris
• Dancing
• New
• Forest
• Peakdistrict
• London
• The
• Archers
• enjoy!
• minstrelsongs

[Shropshireladdie]

This will be a classic one day, its just brilliant 16,000 views dosnt do it justice.

Can you do a video with lyrics please?

[postcardsoflife]

@Shropshireladdie Hi. Press the blue rectangle with 'oringinally recorded by...etc ' by the down arrows and the lyrics should appear. There are a couple of other verses which I will add one day.

[io2bonk2]

A really beautiful song. Have you perhaps had an album recorded of your songs?If so, I would like to buy,

[postcardsoflife]

@io2bonk2 No album sorry but a remixed version of this song is under way and it will be on sale soon. Thanks for the interest, A

[flyhippos]

great song remembered from the spinners days. does anyone know where i can get the music for this since i would love to play this on the mandolin.

[postcardsoflife]

@flyhippos Hi. I don't use musical notation but the song is in D major, the chords being D, G and A, A7. There may be music for the verses somewhere but I only wrote the... if ever I am far away... part 3 years ago and it seems to fit with the main melody quite well, so apart from here and in my head it is nowhere else. Good luck.

[Vevey2004]

What a great song, and lovely pictures.

England...what a country. Beautiful and enduring. I love her so much

[ClarksonsinUSA]

VERY NICE.....

[1busybeekeeper]

At last a song to support our home country Hurrah for St George

[Gavestonful]

In this clip I also recognise, among others, Boscastle, Norfolk Broads, Haworth, Glastonbury Tor, the river Cam at Cambridge, Bamburgh Castle, Corfe Castle, Henley on Thames, Lake Windermere - John Constable's "Hay Wain" portrait, the Houses of Parliament at Westminster, London, a skylark in flight, Morris Dancers at Saddleworth, the Long Man - & the cast of "The Archers", the world's longest running radio serial. Yes - England will always be home to me! England - I love you dearly! My home.

[Gavestonful]

So nice to see the old 16th century black and white timbered Market House in the High Street of LEDBURY, Herefordshire at 2:44. I see it everyday as that is where I live. I also recognise the Malvern Hills - Ledbury is situated at the southern end of the Malvern Hills, the home area of England's famous composer Sir Edward Elgar, who wrote the music to Land of Hope and Glory (Pomp & Circumstance). Ledbury was the home town of the poet John Masefield & of the poet Elizabeth Barrett-Browning.

[TheTomhamilton8]

a great song and I'm a proud scotsman

[paulajulia1]

England my England how I miss and love thee

[jorgecubria]

By George I think you've got it.

Lovely song.

Greetings from Mexico

I've just included it in my list of favorites

[yorkie6687]

@marychowen

Do you have a link please fair maiden?

[Gavestonful]

My home town where I live is featured among all of these clips showing the beauty of England and aspects of true English life - the scene showing a black and white timbered building in the town centre, with peole sitting on the seats alongside it as cars drive by through the town centre.....it's LEDBURY, Herefordshire - the birthplace and home area of the poets John Masefield and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The countryside around here is absolutely stunningly beautiful.

[bangersnmash4me]

I am ENGLISH and proud. It is in large letters on yesterday's census form.

Have a look at One England.org

[maeran1]

I love this song. Well done! Take a listen to my music if you get a mo. I write and record my own English folk music. I can't stand all that pop with no meaning to its lyrics and no real melody! I've got three songs at Youtube and several albums at Lastfm.com. Thanks again!