DUTY DONE
G'day Mate, I'm 7RAR
Bloody hell the best by far
My name is Tony, I'm a Grunt
The Viet-Cong we did hunt!
Long ago and far away
Was Viet Nam only Yesterday?
Forget this war, I hear them say
Its not them, that went that way
One thing worse than day, is night
Try and make it without a fright
Although my wife is there to care
What's wrong now, I hear her say?
How do I explain the terror away?
Here comes the rising sun
Another night of duty, loyally done!
I am awake so others can sleep
When will my duty be, at last, complete?
A Viet Nam hat is now my uniform
It protects me amidst the raging Storm
Just long ago and far away, it was a Gat!
When my home, was Nui Dat
The Diggers did all Expected
To our Dead, a Memorial erected
For those living? What expected?
Get on with life, you're Not effected!
I saw some sights not reported
Who won the War? I was taunted
The Diggers did, you silly Bastard
Now it's the peace, that must be mastered!
What I now have, is a name
But why so long, alone with pain?
When finally my mates come for me
Will they say, I did my DU - TY?