Roger miller england swings

1965 single by Roger Miller

"England Swings" is a 1965 country music song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Roger Miller.

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The single was Miller's eleventh hit on the US country chart where it peaked at number three.^[2] On the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number eight and was Miller's second number one on the Easy Listening chart.

Petula Clark (from the Colour My World album)^[3] and Pat Boone both released cover versions in 1967.

The title refers to Swinging London, a popular term for the youth-centric cultural scene in London at the time, as in the opening line of the refrain: "England Swings, like a pendulum do".

The lyrics, however, mostly relate to traditional notions of Britain, with references to "bobbies on bicycles", Westminster Abbey and Big Ben, plus, the "Rosy-red cheeks of the little children". The song also provides the structure for Miller's later song "Oo De Lally (Robin Hood and Little John)" for the