A lonely, shattered soldier Surveys the battle ground He struggles hard to comprehend The death, destruction all around The cry for God and Country Had led him to this fray so far away To fight for God and Country He was told would win the day
So, rally round Boys Rally round Boys Hold onto the ground Boys Don’t look around Boys There’s no backing down Boys We’re all bound for glory, then onto glory Always the same sad story
Why will it never end When will it ever end Only time can tell Have we learned the lesson well So, in peace to dwell
Throughout history It has been our destiny Obey the martial sound Onto battleground For their honour bound Straight into the guns To sacrifice our sons
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For all those fine young men Who would never come home again What should we do but remember them
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On Hallowed ground We laid them down To rest in peace That they be free for eternity For all those lost souls lying there They were some Mother’s much loved sons Their duty done, for Kingdom come We will remember them.
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On their last parade, forever laid In endless lines Some thousand times In different climes All around this Earth Were they given birth In the setting Sun With their race now run Their time has come For eternal peace in silence won
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A solitary soldier Stands upon a lonely hill The strains of his bugle call Are heard and haunting still.
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Lyrics written by Rodd Sherwin To a composition by Jacob Ladegaard
