This is your kingdom to command
You can go outside and polish your car
Or sit by the fire in your
Is your reward for working so hard
Gone are the lavatories in the backyard
and you know where you are
Sit back in your own rocking chair
Shangri -La, Shangri -La,
The little man who gets the train
Got a mortgage hanging over his head
But he's too scared to complain
Time goes by and he pays off his debts
For seven shillings a week
And all the houses in the street
Cause all the houses in the street,
Same chimney port, same medical,
They never ask for to tell you things
They set their lines, they drink their tea
rates on pay ments on the car
Too scared to think about
Life ain't so happy in your
Shangri -la, Shangri -la -la -la -la,
Shangri -la -la -la -la -la,
Shangri -la -la -la -la -la,
Shangri -la -la -la -la -la,
Shangri -la -la -la -la -la,
Shangri -la -la -la -la -la,
Shangri -la -la -la -la -la,
Shangri -la -la -la, Shangri -la
Put on your slippers and sit by the fire
and you know where you are
Sit back in your old rocking chair
You need not worry, you need not care