Work-a-day Warriors/The Australian
Illustration by Joseph Lee from 'Work-a-day Warriors' by Joseph Lee, published in 1917
THE AUSTRALIAN
In honour to plain Private BillGreat Agamemnon lifts his hand.The Anzac Book.
You don't salute, you don't salaam,You don't in gen'ral give a damn,You don't count much on discip-lyne—But Gawd behold you in the line!
In Egypt, then Gallipoli,And now in France, along o' me;'Twas like a glint o' Southern sunTo have you with us 'gainst the Hun.
You're big o' heart, you're big o' hand;Somewhere around six foot you stand;Sinews o' steel, an iron jaw—Fritz holds you fellers some in awe.
You don't salaam, you don't salute,But Cornstalks! you know how to shoot!Your 'ealths!—I lifts my glass o' beer—The biggest, boldest boys out here!
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AN AUSTRALIAN