I AM AUSTRALIA

Where in distress a nation, rightly free,

Doth ask assistance from the likes of me,

Then I will take up arms to bring you aide,

For of a noble substance I am made.

While I am made from the fiber of God’s law,

I do not cringe in fear from any war,

That seeks to cripple friends with whom I'm bound,

For on the principle of mate-ship I was found.

Still of youth, my strength will yet increase,

For I stand for freedom, democracy, and peace,

And sincerely to all nations I give my hand,

That all the world might better understand,

That love and friendship is the better way,

To solve the problems of the world’s decay.

ã18 October 03 Colin F Jones