Friday, November 11, 2005

I Sing This Song Every Year On 11-11

And The Band played Waltzing Mathilda


Now when I was a young man, I carried me pack
And I lived the free life of a rover
From the Murray's green basin to the dusty outback
Well, I waltzed my Mathilda all over
Then in 1915, my country said son
It's time you stopped rambling, there's work to be done
So they gave me a tin hat, and they gave me a gun
And the marched me away to the war
...
[get the rest of the lyrics from the official site, linked below]


(Eric Bogle)

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