this song was reputed to be banned, as it would adversely affect troop morale. the version i learnt from my father goes like this:

Suvla Bay

Twas an old Australian homestead with roses round the door,
A young girl got a message, twas a message from the war.
With her mother's arm around her she gave way to sobs and sighs,
and as she read the message, the tears flowed from her eyes.
Chorus:
Why do I weep? Why do I pray?
My love's asleep so far away.
He played his part that April day
And now he sleeps 'neath Suvla Bay.

She joined a band of sister beneath the cross of red
And there she gave life's sustenance to the wounded and the dead.
She never forgot her soldier lying so far away
Her soldier who lay sleeping neath the sands of Suvla Bay,
Chorus:
Why do I weep? Why do I pray?
My love's asleep so far away.
He played his part that April day
And now he sleeps 'neath Suvla Bay.