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CARRYING "THE CURSE" (swag) The Boys are in the Western lands Some several thousand strong. In cars, in carts, on horse, on foot You see them pass along. There are honest men and gangsters, Some better and some worse; But all of them break even When they bow beneath "the curse". And lots of them are Diggers Good fellows, tried and true and, Squatter, just a short time back They fought for such as you. Through the mud and blood of Flanders They never thought to shirk, Like you did on your promise To see that they got work. But they will fight another battle on a field much nearer home And the falling of your empires Will resemble that of Rome. But you, unlike the Romans Whose name stands for renown, Will go down through the ages As "The Crowd That Let Us Down" "805" C F W "Chas" HARRIS, Minnie Downs 5 September 1930 |
