So ends the tale of a hero
With a true English heart
Of a man who knows pain and sorrow
And the fortunes in life
Villain, then hero, then scapegoat was I
Once I was knighted, now my star disappeared
In a darkening sky
[Chorus 1:]
Never feared the enemy
Not on land, nor on sea
Beating loud inside me, I can't negate
I've been always fighting for,
For my Queen forevermore
The empire's blade for a changing fate
This news is too disappointing
To ignore it, Sir Drake!
Sunken ships and twelve thousand fallen,
A disastrous mistake!
You've been a daring, reliable man (I'm still that man!)
Upright and loyal to his Queen and land
Now our union must end
[Chorus 2:]
Never feared the enemy
Not on land, nor on sea
Beating loud inside me, I can't negate
We've been always fighting for
Our land forevermore
The empire's blade for a changing fate
� the island's fate forever
May England's people ever
Know well our names and honour
Our legacy �
Will now the overrun armada rise again?
Finally tide has turned
I fear the menace of invasion is at hand �
Hear me now, I have learned my lesson, please be gracious
I shall never fail anymore!
[Chorus 2 x3]
With a true English heart
Of a man who knows pain and sorrow
And the fortunes in life
Villain, then hero, then scapegoat was I
Once I was knighted, now my star disappeared
In a darkening sky
[Chorus 1:]
Never feared the enemy
Not on land, nor on sea
Beating loud inside me, I can't negate
I've been always fighting for,
For my Queen forevermore
The empire's blade for a changing fate
This news is too disappointing
To ignore it, Sir Drake!
Sunken ships and twelve thousand fallen,
A disastrous mistake!
You've been a daring, reliable man (I'm still that man!)
Upright and loyal to his Queen and land
Now our union must end
[Chorus 2:]
Never feared the enemy
Not on land, nor on sea
Beating loud inside me, I can't negate
We've been always fighting for
Our land forevermore
The empire's blade for a changing fate
� the island's fate forever
May England's people ever
Know well our names and honour
Our legacy �
Will now the overrun armada rise again?
Finally tide has turned
I fear the menace of invasion is at hand �
Hear me now, I have learned my lesson, please be gracious
I shall never fail anymore!
[Chorus 2 x3]