FOR THE 4th OF JULY 

I would like to get in early before this day gets underway,

And wish you all the very best, 4th of July, Independence Day,

If your ancestors hadn’t had a fight with England bold,

I would not be Australian, for this is what I’m told.

 

When war broke out between your country and red coats, 

Then England had to stop shoving convicts down your throats!

They languished on old England’s shores, in hulks, a rotting mess!

Till Cook he claimed this country, and told parliament this is the best

Idea I’ve had in ages! we’ll send our convicts there,

We’ll call the land down under, New South Wales, cause that is where it is,

Down south and it is new as far as I can tell!

And if we throw the Wales in the convicts can go to…  there as well!

‘Cause i won’t say a naughty word about the English parliament,

They might think I am a convict and chain me to cement,

Just like they did to the convicts they sent many years ago,

Because you refused to take any more, yes, I am back to the start I know.

Once your leaders said enough is enough, and put their foot down firm and hard,

Our country started to grow bit by bit and yard by yard.

The convicts the soldiers and settlers free, cut down the trees to build houses,

They levelled the land, and farmed the ground, and found lots of gold for their purses,

So to all Americans on this day as you celebrate your freedom

think of the Australians down south who might have been your neighbours.

 

So we thank your ancestors and government too, for the stand they took at that time

I wish you a happy 4th of July from this land of mine.

We hold no grudges, we’re pleased as punch, for uncle Sam and you,

For without your help we wouldn’t be here, So we celebrate today too!

But we will use January 26 each year it’s called Australia Day

The day the first fleet landed in a place called Botany Bay

 

Bleggy July 4 2005