Well people, if you are going to any major sporting event, or important civil do…it probably doesn’t hurt to know the words to the National Anthem. A far cry from God Save the Queen, I find Advance Australia Fair a cheeky message to the English about the continuing grief the decendants of the original convicts sent to Australia feel about being banished….
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free,
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare,
In history’s page,
let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We’ll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who’ve come across the seas
We’ve boundless plains to share:
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.
He He He He……Gotta Love it! I think it was the lead singer of Coldplay who greted the crowd of Aussies just after the Commonwealth games where the Aussies cleaned up, and during the World Cup, with…”Is there anything you people can’t do?” Which was answered whit a resounding “NO!” and a round of cheers.
