Bluebirds and gannets
Forget it! You will see neither here
There’ll be bluebirds and gannets
O’er the white cliffs of Thanet
Tomorrow just you wait and see
There’ll be love and laughter
And songs ever dafter
Tomorrow just you wait and see
The White Cliffs of Dover is a World War II song composed in 1941 by Walter Kent to lyrics by Nat Burton. Made famous by Vera Lynn's 1942 version, it was one of Lynn's best-known recordings and among the most popular World War II songs. Reproduced here in modified form without permission.
The Isle of Thanet is a peninsula at the easternmost part of Kent, England. Once separated from the mainland by a 600-metre-wide Channel it is no longer an island, as such.
Thanks for reading, and appreciating my photographs of the stunning chalk cliffs at Botany Bay, Thanet, between Broadstairs and Margate, Kent.
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Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Ha! I brought up the song on Apple Music. 🎶There will be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover…..🎶
Oooo, I really liked the repeating line!