GARDENS OF STONE
First of all,"Gardens Of Stone" is a title I cannot take credit for.It was something I heard that I liked.I googled it, and found various writings,movies and even a band with the same name.On April 25 1915 a great Australian and New Zealand tradition and legend was born--"The Anzacs" (Australian & New Zealand Army Corp)Together with troops from other nations they invaded Turkey at Gallipoli.An invasion which to this day is very controversial.Many thousands of Australian and New Zealand troops died.Many thousands more returned to Australia crippled.Two thousand Anzacs died on the beach the first day,after the battles, 8709 Anzacs lay in "The Gardens Of Stone" never to return to our wonderful land.
THE SANDS,HOLD THE BLOOD OF OUR BROTHERS.
IN THE HILLS LIE THE BONES OF OUR SONS.
DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT,THE SOULS OF THE ANZAC
ARE WATCHING AT WHAT WE HAVE DONE
THEY GAVE UP THEIR WIVES,SURRENDERED THEIR LIVES
AND NEVER RETURNED TO OUR SHORES.
SURROUNDED BY DEATH,MANY GAVE THEIR LAST BREATH
TO A WAR,SUPPOSED TO END WARS.
ON THAT FATEFULL MORN,THAT "THE DIGGER" WAS BORN,
THEY WERE BATTERED AND BLASTED TO HELL.
AS THEY JUMPED FROM THEIR BOATS,WITH LUMPS IN THEIR THROATS,
TO A STORM RAINING BULLET AND SHELL.
IN THE DITCHES THEY STAYED,NIGHT AFTER DAY,
TO THEIR ARSES WERE SUNK IN THE MIRE.
THE SICKENING STENCH OF THEIR LIFE IN THE TRENCH,
JUST A SHORT STEP FROM UNFRIENDLY FIRE.
SO NEAR DID THE ENEMY BATTLE,
THEY COULD HEAR THEM, SO CLOSE AT HAND.
BETWEEN ARMY'S ABODE,WHERE NOW IS A ROAD,
IN THOSE DAYS WAS CALLED "NO MANS LAND"
WITH VALOUR THEY FOUGHT,OUR CHILDREN.
FOR THEIR ORDERS THEY NEVER WOULD SHIRK.
THOUGH THEY KNEW NOT WHAT FOR,THIS WAS FOR SURE,
THEY FOUGHT WITH HONOUR ,BOTH ANZAC AND TURK.
SO TOLL THE BELLS,IN THE DARK DARDANELLES,
AND COME APRIL,WILL RING ONCE AGAIN.
AS WE SIT BY THE SHORES,AND WONDER ONCE MORE
WERE THOSE THAT SENT THEM INSANE.
THEY DON'T LIE THERE ALONE,IN THOSE GARDENS OF STONE,
BUILT IN MEMORY OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
THEY WERE LIED TO FOR SURE,WE'VE HAD WAR AFTER WAR,
AND STILL THE FINAL BATTLES NOT WON.
DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT,THE SOULS OF THE ANZAC
ARE WATCHING ,AT WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
THE SANDS HOLD THE BLOOD OF OUR BROTHERS,
IN THE HILLS ARE THE BONES OF OUR SONS.
THE SANDS,HOLD THE BLOOD OF OUR BROTHERS.
IN THE HILLS LIE THE BONES OF OUR SONS.
DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT,THE SOULS OF THE ANZAC
ARE WATCHING AT WHAT WE HAVE DONE
THEY GAVE UP THEIR WIVES,SURRENDERED THEIR LIVES
AND NEVER RETURNED TO OUR SHORES.
SURROUNDED BY DEATH,MANY GAVE THEIR LAST BREATH
TO A WAR,SUPPOSED TO END WARS.
ON THAT FATEFULL MORN,THAT "THE DIGGER" WAS BORN,
THEY WERE BATTERED AND BLASTED TO HELL.
AS THEY JUMPED FROM THEIR BOATS,WITH LUMPS IN THEIR THROATS,
TO A STORM RAINING BULLET AND SHELL.
IN THE DITCHES THEY STAYED,NIGHT AFTER DAY,
TO THEIR ARSES WERE SUNK IN THE MIRE.
THE SICKENING STENCH OF THEIR LIFE IN THE TRENCH,
JUST A SHORT STEP FROM UNFRIENDLY FIRE.
SO NEAR DID THE ENEMY BATTLE,
THEY COULD HEAR THEM, SO CLOSE AT HAND.
BETWEEN ARMY'S ABODE,WHERE NOW IS A ROAD,
IN THOSE DAYS WAS CALLED "NO MANS LAND"
WITH VALOUR THEY FOUGHT,OUR CHILDREN.
FOR THEIR ORDERS THEY NEVER WOULD SHIRK.
THOUGH THEY KNEW NOT WHAT FOR,THIS WAS FOR SURE,
THEY FOUGHT WITH HONOUR ,BOTH ANZAC AND TURK.
SO TOLL THE BELLS,IN THE DARK DARDANELLES,
AND COME APRIL,WILL RING ONCE AGAIN.
AS WE SIT BY THE SHORES,AND WONDER ONCE MORE
WERE THOSE THAT SENT THEM INSANE.
THEY DON'T LIE THERE ALONE,IN THOSE GARDENS OF STONE,
BUILT IN MEMORY OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
THEY WERE LIED TO FOR SURE,WE'VE HAD WAR AFTER WAR,
AND STILL THE FINAL BATTLES NOT WON.
DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT,THE SOULS OF THE ANZAC
ARE WATCHING ,AT WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
THE SANDS HOLD THE BLOOD OF OUR BROTHERS,
IN THE HILLS ARE THE BONES OF OUR SONS.
posted by tonyfromwindsor | January 30, 2006
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