Britannia Needs You Like A Mother 1915

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 Feb 2006
2006

I seem to see a picture of a mother,
with her children by her side.
Some her own
and some that she's adopted,
still she looks at all with pride.
Now it seems the mother is in trouble,
and she needs her children's aid,
some are coming forth to help her
but there's some who seem afraid.

Britannia has been a mother
to the children of the world.
She has taken to her bosom
ev'ry homless boy and girl.
Now we find that she's in trouble
danger's lurking all around.
Britannia, she needs you like a mother,
would you turn your mother down?

Britannia has been a mother
to the children of the world.
She has taken to her bosom
ev'ry homless boy and girl.
Now we find that she's in trouble
danger's lurking all around.
Britannia, she needs you like a mother,
would you turn your mother down?

We know that there are diff'rent kinds of children,
there are some who love to roam,
then again there's some who love their mother,
they would rather stay at home.
Still with all our many faults and failings
she remains our only friend
just like many loyal children
we should help her to the end.

Britannia has been a mother
to the children of the world.
She has taken to her bosom
ev'ry homless boy and girl.
Now we find that she's in trouble
danger's lurking all around.
Britannia, she needs you like a mother,
would you turn your mother down?

Britannia has been a mother
to the children of the world.
She has taken to her bosom
ev'ry homless boy and girl.
Now we find that she's in trouble
danger's lurking all around.
Britannia, she needs you like a mother,
would you turn your mother down?

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Britannia Needs You Like A Mother 1915
Music by Jean Schwartz
Lyrics by Grant Clark
© 1915 Anderson Ltd. Sydney
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 22 February 2006 at 00.45
in association with Doug Grierson
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