and they gave me a gun And they sent me away to the war And the band played Waltzing Matilda As we sailed away from the quay And amidst all the tears and
me, To mourn, and to grieve, and to pity. And the band played "Waltzing Matilda" As they wheeled us down the gangway. And nobody cheered, they just stood and stared. And
a gun And they sent me away to the war And the band played Waltzing Matilda As we sailed away from the quay And amidst all the tears and the shouts and