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OUR FLAG NO IMPERIAL DREAM Our flag bears the stars that blaze at night In our southern sky of blue And that little old flag in the corner That's part of our heritage too, It's for the English, the Scots and the Irish Who were sent to the end of the earth The rogues and the schemers and dreamers Who gave our Australia its birth. And you who are shouting to change it You don't seem to understand It' the flag of laws and language Not the flag of a far away land There are plenty of people who'll tell you How when Europe was plunged into night The little old flag in the corner Was the symbol of freedom and light It don't mean we owe our allegiance To a forgotten imperial dream We've the stars to show where we're going And the old flag to show where we've been It's only an old piece of bunting It's only and old coloured rag But there are thousands who died for its honour And fell in the defence of our flag Written by an anonymous Australian |
