ANZAC Day

This war was meant to be the last,
Push battle lines into the past.
We didn't start that war, you know,
But helped to end it even so.

When Aussies still spoke like a Pom,
ANZACs were fighting at the Somme.
In the trenches and the fray,
Could be heard more than one g'day.

In Palestine, they changed the course
Of history with a light horse.
With slouch hats tilted at the brim,
They charged Beersheeba for the win.

Gallipoli is thought of most,
'Cause Aussies, they don't like to boast.
The diggers came, and many fell,
Trying to capture Dardanelles.

Remembering with pride those lost,
Helps keep us humble; counts war's cost.
I wouldn't call that first war great,
But we'll never forget it, mate.