It is often a temptation to a rich and lazy nation To puff and look important and to say Though we know we should defeat you We have not the time to beat you

It is often a temptation to a rich and lazy nation To puff and look important and to say Though we know we should defeat you We have not the time to beat you We will therefore give you cash to go away And that is called paying the Dane-Geld And we've proved it again and again That if once you have paid him the Dane-Geld You never get rid of the Dane