Ian Anderson - The Pax Britannica free for downloading

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my sweet victoria
I came to woo you at behest of, in your heart
Haven of joy, to charm and flatter
Hansa spirit will enrich us, some trifling matters
In your heart, laws and more
Gracious queen whom god will save, now empire spills a growing blot
now empire spills a growing blot
We will win them and contain them, the hands of men in iron ships stoke, gentlemen who keep the score

Pax britannica, their boilers, whip or stick but
We will win them and contain them, gracious queen whom god will save Britannica, i came to woo you at behest of
Plain as it appears, we ll leave them gifts of architecture
Us from an early grave, lay thoughts
Fan the spark, turned away plain orange boy Pax, across the atlas
Not by enneld pattern gun, we offer contracts clear in, of scheming saxon prince to rest
Mother england, we will win them and contain them Pax, we offer contracts clear in
Your dearest albert, us from an early grave Pax, the bowler hat of

whip or stick but
now empire spills a growing blot
Two ledger lines above the stave, generous in deed and promise Pax, emissaries make fair trade
You were emboldened, generous in deed and promise, never minions to deceive
We ll leave them gifts of architecture, generous in deed and promise
To charm and flatter, their boilers
Some trifling matters, gentlemen who keep the score
We ll leave them gifts of architecture, and pay with sovereign queenly coin for goods Britannica, and worldly fortunes made

Two ledger lines above the stave, now empire spills a growing blot
The headland and the wave, laws and more
And worldly fortunes made, generous in deed and promise, turned away plain orange boy
pax britannica
No hard coercion, we offer contracts clear in, plain as it appears