Village Green Preservation Society

Album: The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)
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  • We are the Village Green Preservation Society.
    God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety.
    We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society.
    God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties.

    Preserving the old ways from being abused.
    Protecting the new ways, for me and for you.
    What more can we do?

    We are the Draught Beer Preservation Society.
    God save Mrs. Mopp and good old Mother Riley.
    We are the Custard Pie Appreciation Consortium.
    God save the George Cross, and all those who were awarded them.

    Oooh...

    We are the Sherlock Holmes English-speaking Vernacular.
    God save Fu Manchu, Moriarty and Dracula.
    We are the Office Block Persecution Affinity.
    God save little shops, china cups, and virginity.
    We are the Skyscraper Condemnation Affiliates.
    God save Tudor houses, antique tables, and billiards.

    Preserving the old ways from being abused.
    Protecting the new ways, for me and for you.
    What more can we do?

    We are the Village Green Preservation Society.
    God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety.
    We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society.
    God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties.

    God save the village green! Writer/s: RAYMOND DOUGLAS DAVIES
    Publisher: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Jim from Philadelphia, PaA very underrated song, it shows how the Kinks have a genuine concern for the environment and its natural beauty.
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