Jethro Tull - Queen And Country video free download


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Another track off of the WarChild album. This is a request for Gundaago.

Lyrics - The wind is on the river and the tide has turned too late,

so we're sailing for another shore where some other ladies wait.

To throw us silken whispers: catch us by the anchor chains,

but we all laugh so politely and we sail on just the same

for Queen and Country in the long dying day,

And it's been this way for five long years, since we signed our souls away.

We bring back gold and ivory; rings of diamonds; strings of pearls

make presents to the government so they can have their social whirl

with Queen and Country in the long dying day.

And it's been this way for five long years since we signed our souls away.

They build schools and they build factories, with the spoils of battles won.

And we remain their pretty sailor boys, hold our heads up to the gun.

Of Queen and Country in the long dying day.

And it's been this way for five long years since we signed our souls away.

To Queen and Country in the long dying day.

And it's been this way for five long years since we signed our souls away.

Comments

9 years ago

Richard Eckert

The British with their Scottish in this case have done well. Very good to the Queen to be fully reinstated, sovereign. I know best rockers there in I call England, feel the Queen is important. The East end of London may not be the Queen and I am not even British, just American, and I wrote for Tull.

10 years ago

PaulHartXYZ

WARCHILD is a GREAT album. Ian at his swashbuckling best.

10 years ago

Bastard

Jethro Tull has been one of the biggest names out there in the past... I wouldn't call them under-appreciated.

10 years ago

RealHogweed

one of their best songs and one of their best albums

11 years ago

Richard Eckert

I think ian Anderson likes the Queen and as usual, speak and sings of the thoughts and feelings of life that seperatate us all in thought and inntelligence, but not knowing that our bread is buttered on just one side, because, on both sides would make me a Fat Man, and then someone would roll me down a hill to the tune of 20 million bucks to Brittany, that girl. i had better get a little busy.

11 years ago

Straker1923

My friend Karl Nordvich 'walked' out of Hungary in 1956 and worked for British Rail for 40 years. And my Daughter's best friend is 1/2 hungarian too ....not that this has anything to do with Tull (whom I have seen in Carlisle some years ago) Take care!

11 years ago

Straker1923

The only drug Ian did was nicotine!

11 years ago

DThinkinHumanBean

Ian Anderson and Martin Barre, one of the greatest and under-appreciated rock duos of history.

11 years ago

PaulHartXYZ

Ian HATED drugs. Loved his beer though.

12 years ago

vezetek

A great song, Warchild is very underrated! Martin plays a very nice guitar interlude and Ian is at his best as singer. There's no flute here, sax and accordion make a greay sound tissue, the strings complete it very nicely.

12 years ago

Mauro B

Questa si che era musica.... Mitici Jethro Tull.Pilastri portanti della storia del rock...

13 years ago

hjaltitth1

I think Jethro Tull is one of the best bands ever and Ian is one of the best composer there is along with Roger Waters

13 years ago

jethrodassam

@tstsullivan797 lmfao! Idiot!

14 years ago

Aqualung71

Yes weird..though I know you like a lot of Tull songs.

14 years ago

Brad Ostrowski

I actually like this song..funny right?

14 years ago

mwininge

My favorite song on this Album!

14 years ago

PaulHartXYZ

Thank you for the great pics from the Warchild tour (74-75).

14 years ago

Aqualung71

Well actually Tull weren't into drugs.

14 years ago

pugfan1976

not sure what album is more fucked up this one or Too old to Rockin Roll to you to Die. They both are great but alot of drugs were involved

15 years ago

gothling1955

You get full marks here if only for reversing the bloody negative effect on the "Warchild" album cover -- I never liked that stupid negative image. But then, you should likewise get full marks for your choice of song (even though it was a request), really a great old tune, full of 1970s piss & vinegar. Visuals were exceptional, as well, great pics!

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