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There once was an empire chase
Known as a great, great game
And one of its rooks came from Stoke-on-Trent
And Mortimer was his name
An impotent tea-bag spazz
Pride of the vicar caste
Sent off to Asia
Expansion land
Determined to be a man
Determined to be a man
Determined to be a man
Determined to be a man
Determined to be a man
He loved a nice sag aloo
The long, lazy afternoons
But soon he was singing
A different tune
It went something just like this
A billion flies on a horse's tail
The spirit of a late, lame raj
Punjabi's finest, bring me your wine list
As the news comes across the air today:
"Tension grows in Afghanistan
Carbine bullets could settle the score"--
I had a crap gin tonic it wounded me
Send my way off on one
Send my way off on one, two, three, four
Known as a great, great game
And one of its rooks came from Stoke-on-Trent
And Mortimer was his name
Pride of the vicar caste
Sent off to Asia
Expansion land
Determined to be a man
Determined to be a man
Determined to be a man
Determined to be a man
Determined to be a man
The long, lazy afternoons
But soon he was singing
A different tune
It went something just like this
The spirit of a late, lame raj
Punjabi's finest, bring me your wine list
As the news comes across the air today:
"Tension grows in Afghanistan
Carbine bullets could settle the score"--
I had a crap gin tonic it wounded me
Send my way off on one
Send my way off on one, two, three, four
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Submitted by
wagewar On Jul 09, 2002
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This is easily my favorite song by SM, if not my favorite song ever. So beautifully written, and the guitar is simply wonderful. The Malk is a genius.
this song is about the period in history where conflicting British and Russian interests in central Asia pitted them against one another as political rivals, almost breaking out into war in the 19th century. It was called "The Great Game," and Mortimer Durand is the name of a British official who delineated Afghanistan's northern borders with an expanding Russia.
What an inexplicable and awesome topic to sing about.
eagle bear you rock! thank you. I grasped the point but never truly understood the detail. Now I know.