[Verse 1]
The world that was has now become a cause
Inspiring simple souls all over
Who have a knack of always looking back
While drunk or even sober
No matter what you may have often heard
There's been no death of satire
There's more, not less, when "Thank you NHS"
Is painted on a Spitfire

[Chorus]
The world that was has now become a cause
All over

[Verse 2]
Black and white, one truth they know
The modern world will have to go
The world that was draws memories of our past
Which seem a wee bit hazy
From what I see, the summary seems to be
Morе meat with extra gravy
And though I feel I'm a rational man
Sometimеs I'm sorely tempted
But worship of a past that never was is totally demented

[Chorus]
The world that was has now become a cause
All over