Poppies

Long long ago, in China I'm told To England was traded some tea And so sealed the fate in pieces of eight All England and all of the world Yeah, poppies When soon his majesty sent soldiers and thieves To India searching for gold instead from the ground Some magic they found Something far better I'm told Yeah, poppies Yeah, poppies And now this story told from days of our own When gossamer doggies ran ran They'd patiently wait with pieces of eight So everybody could smile one more time Yeah, poppies Yeah, poppies