FAREWELL TO ANZAC
(C.F Smith/M.Wyndham-Read)

Oh, hump your swag and leave, me lads, the ships are in the bay
We've got our marching orders now, it's time to come away
And a long goodbye to Anzac Beach where blood has flowed in vain
And we're leaving, leaving, leaving it and game to fight again

But some there are who will not leave that bleak and bloody shore
And some that marched and fought with us will fight and march no more
Their blood has bought 'til judgment day the slopes they stormed so well
And we're leaving, leaving, leaving them lying where they fell

Australia's sons are lying there, the bravest and the best
We're leaving them behind us now, their days have come to rest
We've done our best with yesterday, tomorrow's still our own
And we're leaving, leaving, leaving them lying all alone

Oh they are gone beyond it all, the praising and the blame
And many a man will win renown, but none more fair a fame;
They showed the world Australia's sons knew well the way to die
And we're leaving, leaving, leaving them quiet where they lie

We will leave these lads behind us now lying where they died
They are in our hearts and in our minds, their glory and their pride.
Round them the sea and barren land, over them the sky
Oh we're leaving, leaving, leaving them quiet where they lie
We are leaving, leaving, leaving them quiet where they lie

Martyn Wyndham-Read put a tune to this poem by English poet, Cicely Fox Smith. He made some alterations to the original text. His studio version on his album 'Back to you':

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A live rendition with lengthy, but interesting, introduction:

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Mudcatter, Charley Noble, also put a tune to the poem. You can find it here:

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--Stewie.