ANZAC Flame Burns

Gallipoli, rocky shore, nineteen fifteen,

open door Simpson and his donkey there,

shrapnel in the dusty air Monash on the western line,

mud and rain and marking time Lone Pine,

Beersheba charge, shadows growing very large

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start

the fire

No, we didn't light it,

but we tried to fight it

Changi guard, Kokoda track,

jungle rot and fighting back Tobruk rats in desert heat,

never thinking of defeat Kapyong hill and Vietnam,

Huey choppers, Uncle Sam Peacekeepers in blue berets,

marching into newer days

We didn't start the fire

It was always burning since the world's been turning We didn't start

the fire

No, we didn't light it,

but we tried to fight it

Lest we forget the names they wrote From the desert sand to

the wooden boat Dawn service in the autumn chill

Standing silent on

the hill (ohhh)

We didn't start the fire

No, we didn't light it,

but we tried to fight it

(fight it!)