The Anzac

When 1914 began He was working on the land With his mum and dad He left behind his girl Joined up to see the world It made his mother sad He made it through the war Came back to town To help his father work the fields And rebuild his life somehow And everybody called him "The Anzac" That's still what they call him now He set his mind to stay When his father passed away And the rivers ran dry He said "I'll take care of you Mum I've fought before and won And we can win this fight" And all alone he'd work all day until he dropped Until the place got back to best he didn't stop And there were times he thought he'd been forgotten But every night at 6 o'clock There he'd stand for that man they called "The Anzac" And those who gave their lives for us They'd stand for that man they called "The Anzac" For fighting for the land he loved At the same time every year we all remember him At the crack of dawn we stand as one For all our fallen friends So, drink to that man we call "The Anzac" We will remember him So stand for that man we call "The Anzac" And those who gave their lives for us Let's stand for that man we call "The Anzac" For fighting for the land he loved So, stand for that man we call "The Anzac" For fighting for the land we love We will remember them