We are miserable, in this happy land,

Impossible things must be done;

For a mouldy crust, and water for thirst,

A Briton about doth run.

Oh, chanting where gay life is seen,

A fine old chant is “God Save the Queen.”

Chanting where gay life is seen,

A fine old chant is—“God Save the Queen.”

A. W. Humphreys.

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