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Posted By: and e
28-Apr-23 - 02:12 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: We're a Pack of Bastards (Bawdy Song)
Subject: Lyr Add: We're a Pack of Bastards (Bawdy Song)
We're a pack of bastards,
Bastards are we.
We're from Australia,
The arsehole of the world (and all the universe).
We're a pack of bastards,
Bastards are we.
We'd rather fuck than fight for liberty!

A well-known Australian military song is the words assigned
to the regimental march of the 3rd Battalion, The
Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) - "Our Director".
Apparently, when heard by an American correspondent
in Vietnam, his reaction was "That's the first time
I've heard an Army unit advocating 'make love, not war'."


Text and description above was posted by an anonymous mudcat guest in the "Songs You Learned in the Service" thread on 03 Jul 09 - 09:06 PM.

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