Lyrics
Built an empire tall as a hill, built an empire tall as a hill
friends to greet the breaking of day
William francis, with his paradise denied
a thousand ifs and a heart of stone
friends to greet the breaking of day
But we ll dance all the way to the knacker s yard, he works us long and he works us hard William, sees the world so far below
But none to catch him when he falls, he works us long and he works us hard, but we ll dance all the way to the knacker s yard
But he don t have fun and he never will, he ll never know
Sees the world so far below, sees the world so far below
With his paradise denied, sees the world so far below Francis, he works us long and he works us hard
and love to pass the night away
William francis high and dry, he works us long and he works us hard, william francis
He works us long and he works us hard, but we ll dance all the way to the knacker s yard Francis, william francis
Master of all, with his paradise denied
but he don t have fun and he never will
William francis high and dry, william francis high and dry Chumbawamba, william francis high and dry
william francis
And love to pass the night away, he ll never know, he ll never know
friends to greet the breaking of day
His fortune built on sweat and sword, a thousand ifs and a heart of stone
But he ll never add up the world he lost, but he ll never add up the world he lost, friends to greet the breaking of day
william francis high and dry
but he ll never add up the world he lost
he works us long and he works us hard
William francis high and dry, william francis high and dry William, with his paradise denied
Built an empire tall as a hill, william francis high and dry, william francis
But we ll dance all the way to the knacker s yard, but he ll never add up the world he lost, but he don t have fun and he never will
With his paradise denied, but we ll dance all the way to the knacker s yard
He works us long and he works us hard, and love to pass the night away
he ll never know
william francis high and dry
But we ll dance all the way to the knacker s yard, master of all
master of all
But he ll never add up the world he lost, with his paradise denied
he measures his life in gain and cost
William francis, friends to greet the breaking of day, friends to greet the breaking of day
With his paradise denied, he ll never know
But we ll dance all the way to the knacker s yard, but none to catch him when he falls
William francis, william francis, he ll never know
But none to catch him when he falls, sees the world so far below
william francis
master of all
But none to catch him when he falls, he measures his life in gain and cost
William francis high and dry, with his paradise denied
He works us long and he works us hard, william francis
william francis high and dry