The angel of the North
Spreads its wings and fends the southern terrorists
The angels of the North
People stare, opinions are divided
Down below the pits are all closed
Where striking miners marched years ago
Their memory defiled
By this monstrosity of steel and wire
The angel of the North
Flies down south under the cover of dawn
The angel of the North
Ugly bird seizes over ground from York
The English Civil War battleground
Is a Surrey garden, in Magic Town
All the creatures say
The angels of the north must fly away
Just accept it
We must never put our differences aside
It’s a way of life
God bless the great North/South divide
Jimmy Pursey the fox, put a claw paw to his mouth
Let out a wolf whistle, and leered at the angel of the North
A balmy army of foxy friends appeared on the garden fence
“Who’s got a dirty face there, leered to me”
With that, the foxes lodged themselves at the angel
Whose stupid metal wings flailed at the flying foxes
Jimmy sensed victory
But Nick Lowe the badger and Gene Vincent the cat was smart
For the wise man once said:
“Rock and Roll is a loser’s game.”
Just accept it
We must never put our differences aside
It’s a way of life
God bless the great North/South divide
God bless the great North/South divide
All the creatures say
The angel of the North must fly away
All the creatures say
The angel of the North must fly away
Natural, nature, mystic freak (fly away)
Natural, nature, furrier freak (fly away)
Natural, nature, mystic freak
Natural, nature, furrier freak