We’re British, and we know it.
      We’re surrounded by the sea.
We start our day each morning
     With our morning cup of tea.

​

            (Or coffee nowadays)

​

Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
     Go hand in hand, of course.
Apple pies or rhubarb crumble –
     Not without the custard sauce!

​

(Or is it curry?  Or fish and chips perhaps?)

​

We’re British and we know it,
     And our countryside’s a dream -
And you'll find some English tearooms
     Serving scones with jam and cream.

​

(Our countryside would be a dream if people took their rubbish home with them).

​

The tinkle of the china cups -
    But allow the tea to brew -
Or to mash the tea for some folk –
     Well, it just depends on you.

​

(hmmm - sodas, colas and energy drinks are favoured by the young, but is the sugar content too high?)

​

We’re British and we know it -
     And our history goes way back -
And we fight to keep our islands
     When our enemies attack!

​

     (And we try to support others too!)

​

We love our country villages
      And cricket on the green,
And the pride in British gardens
      Is something to be seen.

​

       (hmmm -sadly, not always)

​

You can say that you are British
    If you love your fish and chips.
British men don’t show emotions –
    They just keep stiff upper lips.

​

                (hmmm -do they?)

​

To jump the queue is something
    That you never, ever do!
It was bound to be the British
    Who invented the first queue.

​

British men just love their football:
    It’s then you’ll hear them shout.
They let off steam, they down their beer,
    And stiff upper lips are *out.

​

They support their teams most strongly
     And, if it’s a winning side,
You’ll see that they are British
     As they wave their flags with pride.

​

         (Hmmm - But they love lots of other                     sports and so do the women and the                     children).

​

Do the British dunk their biscuits

     In their coffee or their tea?

No, not when they're out pubbing,

     Or where others just might see.      

​

I'm British - and also English -

     In a world we humans share.                 Are you British or another race?

      Well, let's show our love and care!

    

Copyright on all my poems

​

​

* Out = forbidden; not permitted or out of bounds. 

​