Great British tribes and traders all the sovereign state declares Go back across your border wall and count remaining wares For we did trade whilst kings were made, exalting in our union But now is gentle autumn sent for respite and communion So lay away your livery Forsake and cut them down The colours of our rivalry The bunting and the crown The great and strong we muse upon in legend and libation The proud and fond who court beyond the boundaries of nations Now history does welcome thee, take leave to be a lover And [cleave?] the sea in unity with sister and with brother Now china's maid does stitch and braid with torchlight in her eye And babes from bow to bangalore from deprivation cry See how our greed with mortal speed does build the poor a pyre We might have forged the world anew in gold olympic fire The white and black and the union jack may be to some a saviour But dreams are laid in every shade, I pray to fortune's favour If what we had did make us glad when we did race together Let stories run in every tongue and love shall live forever