John Williamson – Diggers of the Anzac Chords

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.

And give the man a uniform, give the man a gun,
he’s your younger brother, and he’s your only son.
This is Gallipoli, they could’ve been your mates,
they could’ve been me.

You can’t blame the bloke who likes adventure,
he saw the posters on the wall.
See the world through the sights of a rifle,
grab your 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 ratatattat.
This is Gallipoli, and don’t you forget,
you are the Diggers of the Anzac (The diggers of the Anzac).

Slap bang in the middle of an ambush,
the Johnny Turk was all around,
sitting ducks that fell like ninepins,
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 their hair.
And give the man a uniform, give the man a gun,
he’s your younger brother, and he’s your only son.
This is Gallipoli, and don’t you forget,

You are the Diggers of the Anzac (The diggers of the Anzac)
You are the Diggers of the Anzac (The diggers of the Anzac)
You are the Diggers of the Anzac (The diggers of the Anzac)
You are the Diggers of the Anzac (The diggers of the Anzac)