Lord Salisbury said to me 
"Though we spend our lives in isolation 
Girdled 'round by the Emerald Sea 
No fear shall we know". 
Look away, look away, look away 
To the lamp-lit square 
At the ebb of May 
Look away, look away, look away 
For our survival 

Lord Salisbury takes his time 
The government sits in contemplation 
All is ordered and in its prime 
No fear shall we know 
Look away, look away, look away 
To the fog-bound ship in the icy bay 
Look away, look away, look away 
For our survival 

On the mantelpiece is a silver clock 
And it counts the hours and they won't turn back 
The evening set and the room forgets 
The day that went before 
And through my window 
Iron wheels on a cobbled mews 
You will know changes soon 

Lord Salisbury reads the news 
And puts the paper on the table 
Many paths will be ours to choose 
No fear shall we know 
Look away, look away, look away 
To the fleets of steel and the waves of grey 
Look away, look away, look away 
For our survival 

The Queen is old but she lingers still 
Like the fading ring of a distant bell 
And Oscar Wilde in his prison cell 
Laments a brighter day 
And in some window a red flag flies 
In a meeting room 
You will know changes soon 

Lord Salisbury said to me 
"Though we spend our lives in isolation 
Girdled 'round by the Emerald Sea 
No fear shall we know". 
Look away, look away, look away 
To the lonesome cry of the modern day 
Look away, look away, look away 
For our survival