Braai in the Middle of England Songtext
von John Edmond

The year was 1990 and a hundred years had passed
Since Teddy Tindale- Biscoe raised the flag upon the mast
And a hellova lot of water had flown beneath the bridge
And a thousand cold chibulies were waiting in the fridge

They were having a braai, here′s mud in your eye
They were having a braai, in the middle of England
And somebody said they're mad in the head
It′s safer in bed, in the middle of England

They arrived in cars and taxi's and some of them came by train
Some came from Tasmania and some came from Bahrain
There was a couple of Hollanders, and Yanks and Aussies too
Poms and Yonks and Zimbo's, they were Rhodies through and through

They were having a braai, here′s mud in your eye
They were having a braai, in the middle of England
And somebody said they′re mad in the head
It's safer in bed, in the middle of England


Then someone lit the fires, there was Boerewors and meat
And they cooked their old sosaties with their vellies on their feet
And the smoke it went- a- curling into the English sky
And the locals called the fire- brigade and everyone wondered why

They were having a braai, here′s mud in your eye
They were having a braai, in the middle of England
And somebody said they're mad in the head
It′s safer in bed, in the middle of England

And the English sun was shining and Smithy gave his speech
And everyone was tanning and it looked like Beira beach
Then chibulies started flowing and they all began to sing
The braai in the middle of England was a hellova happening

They were having a braai, here's mud in your eye
They were having a braai, in the middle of England
And somebody said they′re mad in the head
It's safer in bed, in the middle of England
They were having a braai, here's mud in your eye
They were having a braai, in the middle of England
And somebody said they′re mad in the head
It′s safer in bed, in the middle of England