John Williamson Diggers Of The Anzac lyrics

Diggers Of The Anzac by John Williamson

Diggers Of The Anzac lyrics

Things'll never be the same in Port Lincoln 
Since they rolled the cameras there 
Roll up and be a movie extra 
Take it lightly if you dare 

Give the man a uniform 
Give the man a gun 
He's your younger brother 
He's your only son 

This is Gallipoli 
They coulda been ya mates 
They coulda been me 

Ya can't blame a bloke who likes adventure 
He saw the posters on the wall 
See the world through the sights of a rifle 
Grab ya mates and go to war 

And give the man a bayonet 
Give the man a hat 
Land him on the beaches 
Eight thousand never came back 
A rat-a-tat-tat 

This is Gallipoli 
And don't you forget 
You are the Diggers of the ANZAC 

Slap bang in the middle of an ambush 
The johnny turk was all around 
Sitting ducks fled like nine-pins 
But the Diggers held their ground 

And men like Simpson upheld the spirit 
Of the Digger who gives a mate a hand 
And in the end they showed the world 
The spirit of Australia 

So things'll never be the same in Port Lincoln 
Since they made a movie there 
Knock off the shearing 
And knock off the fishing 
Bring up the clippers and knock off the hair 

Give the man a uniform 
Give the man a gun 
He's your younger brother 
He's your only son 

This is Gallipoli 
And don't you forget 
You are the Diggers of the ANZAC 

This is Gallipoli 
And don't you forget 
You are the Diggers of the ANZAC