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There Once Was a Long Vanished England

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There once was a long vanished England;
Of well-spoken presenters
Of the BBC Home Service,
Light Service, and 'Children’s Favourites',
Of coppers and tanners, and ten bob notes;
And jolly shopkeepers, and window cleaners.

I remember my cherished Wolf Cub pack,
How I loved those Wednesday evenings,
The games, the pomp and seriousness of the camps,
The different coloured scarves, sweaters and hair
During the mass meetings,
The solemnity of my enrolment,

Being helped up a tree by an older boy,
Baloo, or Kim, or someone,
To win my athletics badge,
Winning my first star, my two year badge,
And my swimming badge,
With its frog symbol, the kindness of the older boys.

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