Awight mate, ar you dooin?
Where we goin' tonight then guvna'?
Flashbulbs a flickerin' in the London Eye,
The tourists fill the pods,
O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First,
He keeps time on millions of schedules,
A lonesome bobby protects the door to Number 10,
Four lions on patrol roaming freely in the square,
Laughter spills out from the comedy store,
Mamma Mia, Wicked and Billy Eillot,
Sanyo, TDK and Coca-cola in neon,
Lighting the way for lovers below Anteros
Ever faithful to Her Royal Highness,
The bearskin hats stand ever vigilant,
Black and white, rich and poor,
The herds pack themselves into watering holes,
Buses and boats and tubes and trains,
Carrying the ants along paths well worn,
Returning home up the apples and pears,
To do it all over again tomorrow.
As the sun sets over London
Explanation
In my view, this is the worst one I've done, so be gentle.
Awight mate, ar you dooin?
Where we goin' tonight then guvna'?
The typical sort of thing you might hear from a London cabbie when you get in a black cab.
Flashbulbs a flickerin' in the London Eye,
The tourists fill the pods,
Often, if you're walk around London at dusk or any time after before the London eye closes, if you can see the London Eye and look closely, you can see camera flashbulbs going off from groups of tourists in the pods that go round.
O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First,
He keeps time on millions of schedules,
Inscribed just below the clock on Big Ben are the words "DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM PRIMAM", which is the Latin translation for "O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First"
A lonesome bobby protects the door to Number 10,
Bobby is a (nice) slang name for a policeman here. You'll pretty much always see a single policeman standing outside the famous black door to Number 10 Downing Street
Four lions on patrol roaming freely in the square,
At the centre of Trafalgat square is Nelson's Column, guarded by four lions.
Laughter spills out from the comedy store,
Mamma Mia, Wicked and Billy Eillot,
Describing the theatre/entertainment area of London
Sanyo, TDK and Coca-cola in neon,
The famous advertisement boards in Piccadilly circus
Lighting the way for lovers below Anteros
The statue in the centre of Piccadilly circus is that of Anteros, the Greek god of requited love
Ever faithful to Her Royal Highness,
The bearskin hats stand ever vigilant,
The foot guards, usually from the British Army on patrol outside Buckingham Palace and St James's Palace. Their well known bearskin hats are featured in many a tourist's holiday photos
Black and white, rich and poor,
This refers to two things. Firstly the vast cosmopolitan and different ethnicites that you'll find in London. It also refers to a line from the theme tune to a British comedy TV show, which was huge in the 80's and 90's "Only Fools and Horses"
The herds pack themselves into watering holes,
Usually after a day at work, you'll see hundreds of people in suits gathered outside pubs having a drink after work.
Buses and boats and tubes and trains,
Carrying the ants along paths well worn,
The many forms of public transportation on offer in London. Around big stations, there number of people look like a colony of ants moving.
Returning home up the apples and pears,
Apples and pears is Cockney rhyming slang for stairs as all the workers arrive home and go up the stairs to bed.
To do it all over again tomorrow.
As the sun sets over London
As the sun sets of London is an album by London born and based musician Jools Holland, who has been a big musical influence to London, and the rest of the UK
