The Changing Of The Guard

The changing of the guard is part of our traditionBut now we find it's been applied to usWe're had to sell our stately homes to payour debts and taxesAnd no - one can afford a chauffeur driven RollsIf we ever get invited to the palaceThen we'll all go there by busThe changing of the guard, we used to be respectedAs members of the aristocracyThe Earl of Windhamere has raised the mortgage on his mansionAnd now he's paying back at thirty pound a weekWhich he makes from showing people round the manorFor a half a dollar feeCan't you see hte way things use to beLife was better thenRemember when we lived like Lords andladies and gentlemenThe changing of the guard, we made our sacrificesWe haven't got a butler or a maidLord Fitzcrumb has got a son who's workingas a waiterPicking up the tips he earns enough to pay his rentLady Londonare has hocked the' e family silverAnd the money's all been spentThe changing of the guard presentsa different pictureTo when Britannia used to rule the wavesLady Annabelle Barley is a famous belly dancerAnd not because she comes from a navel familyIf our ancestors could see the way we're livingThey'd be turning in their graves