I hear a gang fight on a human factory farm
Are they howling out or doing somebody harm
On a catwalk jungle somebody grabbed my arm
Her voice spoke so cold it matched the weapon in her palm
Chorus 1:
This is England, this knife of Sheffield steel
This is England, and this is how we feel
(x2)
Time on his hands, the freezing mohawk strolls
He won't go for the carrot, they beat him by the pole
Some sunny day, confronted by his soul
He's out at sea, so far he can't go home
Chorus 2:
This is England, that I'm supposed to die for
This is England, we're never gonna cry no more
Black shadow of the Vincent falls on a Triumph line
I got my motorcycle jacket but I'm walking all the time
A South Atlantic wind blows ice from a dying creed
I see no glory, when will we be free
Chorus 3:
This is England, we can chain you to the rail
This is England, we can kill you in a jail
Big British boots go kick Bengali in the head
Police sit watchin', a newspapers been read
Who dares to protest, after the attacker fled
Out came the batons and the British warn their selves
Chorus 4:
This is England, land of illegal dances
This is England, land of one thousand stances
Chorus 1:
This is England, this knife of Sheffield steel
This is England, and this is how we feel
This is England
This is England