God save our gracious King
Good thing that Queen and King
Have one syll’ble in
Don’t have to change the song
Which dirges on and on
Boring to everyone
God save the song

French with La Marseillaise
Their crowds their passions raise
‘Gainst tyrannies
Martyrs’ blood watering fields
Liberty ‘n hope they feel
To no King will they kneel
Well, off and on

Our song honours one man
New Zealand prays their land
Kept safe from war
Australia praises soil
Worked well with sweat and toil
Scotland hopes Edwards’s foil
Will rise again

The Irish rugby ball
Hears answ’ring Ireland’s call
Uniting all
Even the US dare
To sing of rocket’s glare
Defending freedoms their
Men had just won

Yet what this country sings
Honours just queens or kings
Of us, nothing
Subjects we shall remain
And this song’s slow refrain
Ruins starts of rugby games
God help this song