When the last has gone to his rest?
Only the few remaining now
They cannot forget.
Who will remember the Anzacs
The clear-eyed boys long gone?
Swept by the winds of horror
To where they did not belong?
Who will remember the Anzacs?
Their sweethearts and their wives
Now fading into history
At the evening of their lives.
Who will remember the Anzacs?
After nearly ninety years
Their names are rarely spoken
And long-dried are the tears
So who will remember the Anzacs?
To give the future warning?
That was the thought that troubled me
As I walked out this morning.
Then as I stood by the cenotaph
The crowds were gathered round
The brass band played for all of them
The service stilled the town
The diggers in their eighties
Marched along the street
Led by all our Anzacs
On silent tramping feet
The youngsters from Korea
And many another war
Led Reservists in their twenties
Who have never left our shore
Behind them came the children
Teens and under tens
So who will remember the Anzacs?
Oh, we remember them!
And though they've gone to glory
Through nearly ninety years
Though names are seldom spoken
And long-dry are the tears
The Anzacs may be reassured
That we're still standing free
And every April 25th
We keep their anniversary
So who will remember the Anzacs
When the last has gone to his rest?
Australians will remember them
For we will not forget.
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