another piece of red þarký sözü

i was reading in new zealand about ian smith
i was thinking they were lucky to be rid of that shit.
the people here can still believe in stiff lips and stiff collars
they´re speaking deals in english
but they´re making deals in dollars.
they´re breaking up an empire
nobody´s buying british
they´re calling for an umpire
nobody´s playing cricket
the flags are coming down everybody stands saluting
but somewhere in the distance, i can hear somebody shooting.

and another piece of red left my atlas today.

it´s so long hong kong and no more singapore
those steaming nights of malta
goodbye gibraltar
i´ll give you arms for africa
i´m hungry for india
the sun´s set on australia
and vive le canada

theyre breaking up an empire
nobody´s buying british
calling for an umpire
it really isn´t cricket
the flags are coming down
there´s a minimum of looting
somewhere in the distance i can see somebody shooting
and another piece of red left my atlas today.........