King Edward VI Five Ways school song
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This page contains the traditional version of the King Edward VI Five Ways school song. This is not currently the version sung. The modern version has several words substituted for more appropriate alternatives. For example "boys" is replaced by "people" in view of the school's now co-educational status.
[edit] The song
Now let us lift our voices,
With one consent to sing;
Long live the name of Edward,
Our Founder and our King.
Who will not join this chorus,
Is either rogue or fool;
Long live the name of Edward,
God bless the grand old School.
Chorus
Long live the good old School, boys,
Let all good fellows sing;
Long live the name of Edward,
Our Founder and our King.
We sing our living heroes,
Who learnt the game of life;
In cricket's honest warfare,
And football's manly strife.
In triumph ever modest,
In danger ever cool;
They win throughout the world, boys,
Fresh laurels for our School.
Chorus
We sing our great departed,
Whom none may disallow;
Strong souls whose tasks are ended,
Sweet voices silent now.
Their memories lead us forward,
To still uphold the fight;
To strike at wrong and falsehood,
And guard the truth and right.
Chorus
Old Time is on our track, boys,
And seas may soon divide;
The voices now united,
The friends now side by side.
But whereso'er we carry,
The pride of Edward's name;
Let each forget himself, boys,
And play to win the game.
Chorus
