I am amazed I must admit
To see this British queue
Long lines of orderly people
Hello how do you do?
We developed it in wartime
When rationing was on
Get in line and wait your turn
And meanwhile sing a song
And now her Majesty in state
Catafalque on high
Ancient hall Westminster
The long queue snaking by
They’ll be there for hours
Even overnight
Let it rain they don’t mind
They’ll get a glimpse a sight
It’s a way of saying thank you
A way to show respect
A personal meeting one to one
Though one of us is dead
The Brits are famous for it
Nothing like a queue
Maybe you’ll meet a special one
And one day say ‘I do’
Brian Fahy
14 September 2022
+ Four days of lying-in-state will see thousands file past the coffin of the Queen.
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