Sir THOMAS ALLEN - The Yeomen of England - The freemen of England - GERMAN - Merrie England

Prom at the Palace event held to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee

From The "Merrie England", suite composed by Sir Edward German. Sung with gusto by Sir Thomas Allen.

The Yeomen of England

Who were the Yeomen -
The Yeomen of England?
The freemen were the Yeomen,
The freemen of England!
Stout were the bows they bore,
When they went out to war, -
Stouter their courage for the honour of England.

And Nations to Eastward1 2,
And Nations to Westward,
As foemen did curse them,
The Bowmen of England!
No other land could nurse them,
But their Mother-land, old England!
And on her broad bosom did they ever thrive!

Where are the Yeomen -
The Yeomen of England?
In home-stead and in Cottage
They still dwell in England!
Stained with the ruddy tan,
God's air doth give a man,
Free as the winds that fan
The broad breast of England

And Nations to Eastward,
And Nations to Westward,
As foemen may curse them,
The Yeomen of England!
No other land could nurse them,
But their Mother-land, old England!
And on her broad bosom shall they ever thrive,
Shall they, - shall they ever thrive!

Chorus:- And Nations to Eastward,
And Nations to Westward,
As foemen may curse them,
The Yeomen of England!
No other land could nurse them,
But their Mother-land, old England!
And on her broad bosom shall they ever thrive,
Shall they ever thrive!