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| Eric Morecambe statue, Morecambe, Lancashire |
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Chance saw me born an Englishman
at no time was I consulted
regarding place or country kith or kin
glimpsed not a glimpse of any plan
just born into the Lancashire clan.
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I would like to have been an Arab
adventurous bold and free
wearing romantic flowing robes
riding the crests of desert sands
the leader of a Bedouin band.
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Or possibly an Eskimo
dressed in thick warm reindeer furs
skimming my fast and sleek kayak
through the melting cold ice packs
the hunter of my Inuit tribe.
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Or perhaps even Japanese
they're small but very clever
brought up to eat with chopsticks
walk the streets in a business suit
manager of a Mitsubishi plant.
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But I was born an Englishman
now I no longer feel insulted
it's really not been all that bad
for Arab, Eskimo and Japanese sad
they'd not been born...a Lancashire lad!
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| Meself as a Lancashire lad |
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Dennis Crompton © 1995
