WHEN at first in foreign parts Was her flag unfurled, England was a Gipsy lass Peddling round the world. Sailing on the Spanish Main-- Everywhere you roam-- Peddling in the Persian Gulf Things she'd made at home. Peddling round the world, Peddling round the world-- England was a Gipsy lass Peddling round the world.
England never wanted war, Not on land or sea-- Other nations rising up Couldn't let her be. England only wanted peace, And the ocean's breath; So there came, in course of time, Queen Elizabeth. Queen Elizabeth-- Queen Elizabeth-- Came a plain, bad-tempered queen, Called Elizabeth.
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