I Am Australian (Youth Collaboration) (Feat. Kyla-Belle, Lucy Beveridge & Rory Phillips)
The Bushwackers
4:34Dear Mum and Dad I'm waiting on a train It's gonna take me away You sent me off to learn But I won't let them teach me I feel I have to go Let you know when I return We boarded at the docks All the people stood and cheered And they slowly disappeared They sent us off to foreign land To teach us to be heroes And how to take a stand They put a rifle in my hands So I'm writing you this letter Cause they sent me off to war They told me just who and what I'm fighting for I've gone out on a journey But I know my aim is true So I'll be home soon Dear Mum and Dad It's been such a bloody mess And we've made no progress We've been stuck here in the sand And all I hear is screaming I just can't understand Take the rifle from my hands So I'm writing you this letter Cause they sent me off to war Now I just don't know what I'm fighting for I went out on this journey Cause I thought my heart was true I'll try to be home soon I'll try to be home soon To whom it may concern The department sends regrets The nation owes a debt For the courage of your son He gave his everything For the Empire and the King