England's on the anvil—hear the hammers ring—
Clanging from the Severn to the Tyne!
Never was a blacksmith like our Norman King—
England's being hammered, hammered, hammered into line!


'The Anvil' (1927)


England's on the anvil—hear the hammers ring— Clanging from the Severn to the Tyne! Never was a blacksmith like our Norman King— England's...

England's on the anvil—hear the hammers ring— Clanging from the Severn to the Tyne! Never was a blacksmith like our Norman King— England's...

England's on the anvil—hear the hammers ring— Clanging from the Severn to the Tyne! Never was a blacksmith like our Norman King— England's...

England's on the anvil—hear the hammers ring— Clanging from the Severn to the Tyne! Never was a blacksmith like our Norman King— England's...