Lyrics:

Take down the Union Jack, it clashes with the sunset
And put it in the attic with the emperors old clothes
When did it fall apart? Sometime in the 80s
When the Great and the Good gave way to the greedy and the mean
Britain isnt cool you know, its really not that great
It's not a proper country, it doesnt even have a patron saint
It's just an economic union thats passed its sell-by date

Take down the Union Jack, it clashes with the sunset
And ask our Scottish neighbours if independence looks any good
Cos they just might understand how to take an abstract notion
Of personal identity and turn it into nationhood
Is this the 19th century that Im watching on tv?
The dear old Queen of England handing out those MBEs
Member of the British Empire - that doesnt sound too good to me

Gilbert and George are taking the piss arent they?
Gilbert and George are taking the piss.
What could be more British than heres a picture of my bum?
Gilbert and George are taking the piss

Take down the Union Jack, it clashes with the sunset
And pile all those history books, but dont throw them away
They just might have some clues about what it really means
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