cantabile: the london quartet - the summer game lyrics
cricketers
another golden afternoon
an idyllic sporting scene
a tapestry in green
willow heroes
and in pavillioned splendour nationwide
the game and its laws bestride
the best of england
bat
on ball
the manly thwack of blade on leather
players all
so worthy of the crowd’s acclaim
and
although
protected in their regions nether
batsmen know
the dangers of the summer game
and walking bravely to the crease
a man with much to do
earl
we’re 23 for 2
needing 90
cricketers
and watching bravely from the boundary ropes
a sweet english rose whose hopes
stride out there with him
now
the test
of character and application
at his best
he’s man enough for any cause
’round
the ground
in civilised appreciation
comes the sound
of dignified, informed applause
bat
on ball
the n-blest of all compet-tion
players all
in att-tude and drive the same
steeped
in grace
and mindful of the game’s tradition
they embrace
the glory of the summer game
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