If Only (The UK Eurovision Story) ft. King Louie Lyrics

There are times we feel like a puppet on a string

Got no friends across the sea that like to hear us sing

We try to give them something good every single year

But half the time they act as if they never really hear

If only we could write a decent song like Ja Ja Ding Dong

People say it's pointless, most of the time it is

When San Marino get 12 point it really takes the piss

Cliff Richard couldn't win it and he entered it twice

Maybe we need some bad guys instead of being nice

If only we could write a decent song like Ja Ja Ding Dong

Maybe we should enter as independent states

When we are together we're a place everyone hates

England out there on our own, maybe we've got a chance

But Scotland, Wales and Ireland hate us just as much as France

If only we could write a decent song like Ja Ja Ding Dong

Gina G she had a go, I bet you were a fan

But she just didn't win it unlike Brotherhood of Man

Engelbert Humperdinck, Bonnie Tyler and Blue

They lost it just like Michael Ball and Sonia blew it too

If only we could write a decent song like Ja Ja Ding Dong

Yeah we've won it several times but not for many years

Coz every single entry can prove harmful to your ears

If only there was someone in the music biz

To emulate Katrina, Lulu, Sandie and Bucks Fizz

If only we could write a decent song like Ja Ja Ding Dong

So we thought that last year we had our Waterloo

12 million fans on TikTok, but it just wouldn't do

Sam Ryder did us proud though, getting second place

But Ukraine they deserved to wipe the smile off Putin's face

If only we could write a decent song

If only we could write a decent song

If only we could write a decent song like Ja Ja Ding Dong