April 25

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We always started early, solemn and respectful 
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The service, the march pass, then lunch with all dads mates 
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They retold their stories, lest we became forgetful 
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The rattle of the gunfire meets the clatter of the plates 
 

 
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They were thrown like pennies on half a hundred shorelines 
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Heads up, tails down in the mosquitoes and the mud 
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They returned like heroes to celebrate their freedom 
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Paid for by the fallen and the river of their blood 
 

 
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They were just young men who did amazing   things 
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Happy just to make it home alive 
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And I never miss the chance to say    Good  onya  fellas 
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And Thank you on April 25 
 

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Now we gather at Gallipoli for the party of the year 
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Every year that bugle sings out it's mournful sound 
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And the soldiers proudly march past, the crowds that line the streets 
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Of every single city and every country town 
 

 
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They were just young men who did amazing   things 
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Happy just to make it home alive 
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And I never miss the chance to say    Good  onya  fellas 
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And Thank you on April 25 

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'Cause they're just young men who did amazing   things 
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We're happy just to get them home alive 
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      May we never miss the chance to say   Good onya fellas 
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And Thank you on April 25 
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And Thank you on April 25 
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Say thank you on April 25