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The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the flag of the United Kingdom. It retains an official or semi-official status in some Commonwealth Realms; for example, it is known as the Royal Union Flag in Canada. It is also used as an official flag in some of the smaller British overseas territories. The current design dates from the Union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
Whether to call it the "Union Flag" or the "Union Jack" is a matter of debate by many. According to the Flag Institute, the vexillological organisation for the United Kingdom, "the national flag of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories is the Union Flag, which may also be called the Union Jack." It also notes that "From early in its life the Admiralty itself frequently referred to the flag as the Union Jack, whatever its use, and in 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that Their Lordships had decided that either name could be used officially. In 1908, a government minister stated, in response to a Parliamentary question, that "the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag" . Nevertheless, the term "Union Flag" is used in King Charles's proclamation of 1634, and in King George III's proclamation of 1 January 1801 concerning the arms and flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Make a stand
Before you fall
Your country needs you
To play football
Wake up can`t
You hear the call
All for one and one for all
All for one and one for all
What happened to
You men of might
When things were wrong
You made them right
All for one and one for all
All for one and one for all
Now in the classroom
I was told
About the Empire
How you were bold
A pint of beer
Like passes by
Your spirits squased
Just like a fly
Across this green
And pleasant land
The powers slipping
Through your hand
All for one and one for all
All for one and one for all
Wake up can`t
You hear the call
Your country needs you
To play football
Make a stand
Before you fall
Your country needs you
To play football
Wake up can`t
You hear the call
All for one and one for all
All for one and one for all
God bless the Queen
Her people too
God bless this country
And see us through
All for one and one for all