"Ladies and gentlemen... Britannia!" She ruled the waves with trident high Lion beside her, shield to the sky But Empire faded, times have changed She traded maps for something strange She used to sit so prim and proper Now she's a rock N roll show-stopper From Handel's halls to Bowie's stages Britannia's rocking through the ages! From Elgar's pomp to Zeppelin's roar From Purcell's hymns to Slade and more! ROCK BRITANNIA! She's glittered up her throne! From the Beatles to T-Rex! She's bad to the bone! ROCK BRITANNIA! And don't forget the Stones Rock save the Queen - and Queen save us all! She sailed with Drake, she danced with kings Now she's backstage with Quo and Wings From Britten's strings to Wizzard's wails Her chariot's stacked with amps and ales! Gustav Holst brought planets down But Elton John he shook the town She's tipsy on tradition, drunk on the new Britannia's got the rhythm and she's coming through! From Byrd to Floyd, from hymn to hit She's kept the beat through all of it! ROCK BRITANNIA! A Shergold in her hand! Parading rock 'n' roll throughout the land! ROCK BRITANNIA! From the Kinks to the Who! Don't forget the Hollies and the Moody Blues Oh, she married a merman once, they say (They say!) But he couldn't handle her rock 'n' roll ways! (Wahey!) She's classical, she's punk, she's in between The proudest rock chick you've ever seen! She's got Vaughan Williams in her heart And The Zombies tearing her apart! From madrigals to Animals screams Britannia rocks your wildest dreams! ROCK BRITANNIA! (She's got the power!) ROCK BRITANNIA! (This is her hour!) From Tallis to The Pretty Things, she's got it all! ROCK BRITANNIA! (God save rock 'n' roll!) ROCK BRITANNIA! (She's in control!) "Rule Britannia? No, darling..." "ROCK BRITANNIA!"
