Top Songs By Operation Mincemeat
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Operation Mincemeat
Performer
Joe Bunker
Piano
Felix Hagan
Piano
Chris Hill
Bass
Ellen O'Reilly
Bass
Lewis Jenkins
Drums
Howard McGill
Saxophone
Martin Williams
Saxophone
Dave Bishop
Saxophone
Simon Gardner
Trumpet
Ryan Quigley
Trumpet
Richard Wigley
Trombone
Julian Poole
Percussion
Josephine Knight
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Cumming
Composer
Felix Hagan
Composer
Natasha Hodgson
Composer
Zoe Roberts
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Various Artists
Producer
Steve Sidwell
Producer
Lyrics
I imagined the medals they'd give me
When this was all through
You imagined the-
Medals I know
Right
And then Winston goes
Winston Churchill?
We'd be lost without you
Right, and where is this?
The palace
Oh of course
And I'd bow and salute
The King knows we're the reason we've won
The King's there, is he?
And there's so many medals
And the crowds they'd assemble
And demand to hear just what we've done
And Mr Churchill says?
He says
Yes, it's all true
Though you'd never believe it
They did what they could do
And though you'd never see it
They worked and they prayed
And it wasn't in vain
They knew pain could be strength
And that strength could be pain
They forced enemy forces to fly
They banished the planes from the sky
And they did something useful
Well I look forward to the wireless event
What about you?
What about me?
What's the dream scenario?
Miss Leslie
How about a statue?
Oh for goodness sake
Here lies Hester Leggett
Oh good, I'm dead
Oh Jesus, what is wrong with me?
Perhaps just a small plaque
Go on
Something tasteful and small
Of course
Nothing over the top
People don't stand and stop
'Cos just one look and their tears start to fall
Oh Lord
I can see it
With flowers, pride of place in a garden
A garden?
Or a grand royal park
Ah thank you
And it's silver
Gold
Gold
And it shines
Or dazzles
Boldly!
And they'll see you did more than your part
For Hester who saved her nation
Yes! A timeless inspiration
Jean!
You are!
And they'll say it's all true
Though you'd never believe it
She did what she could do
And though you'd never see it
She worked and she prayed
And it wasn't in vain
She knew pain could be strength
And that strength could be pain
She forced enemy forces to fly
She banished the planes from the sky
And she did something useful
Yes, we've done good work
And you can't ask the people who can do all of that to just
Go home and pace through the rooms of a flat
Feeling she's travelled right back to the start
Stuck at home with her mother feeling useless
And smothering the light that kept out the dark
I hate that he just sees me as some, silly little woman
That might be exactly what we need
What?
The mission might be in danger
There's something strange going on between Montagu and his brother
What? Surely he wouldn't-
But until he drops his guard and starts talking
We can't know
But he won't talk to me
He hates me
I'm the last person he'd talk to
You can do this Jean
And, we need you to
Even if dear Winston never finds out about it
So you're saying
No medals?
No medals
No statues
No plaques
No flowers
For Hester and Jean?
I don't think that it's people like you or me
That the crowds come to see
And if there's one thing I know
It's that I'm no good with things that need help to grow
I'm afraid I disagree
You've done a pretty good job with me
Thank you
Thank you
I think that when people meet in the middle of a war
It feels like it means something more
So who needs a medal?
It's this that we'll keep fighting for
That we'll keep fighting for
And yes it was true
They'll say it's all true
Though they'll never believe it
They'll never believe it
We did all we could do
We did what we do
And if they never see it
And they'll never see it
We worked and we prayed and it won't be in vain
And we'll keep on going
We knew pain could be strength and that strength could be pain
Even though they'll never know we
Forced all their forces to fly
We banish their planes from the sky
And they'll see that we were useful
And if they don't we'll know we're useful
What matters is that we do something useful
Back to work, Miss Leslie
Yes, ma'am
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