Our Flag bears the stars that blaze at night in our southern sky of blue,
and that little old flag in the corner, that's part of our heritage too.

Its for the English the Scots and the Irish who were sent to the end of the earth,
the rogues and the schemers, the doers and dreamers,
who gave modern Australia birth.

and you who are shouting to change it, you don't seem to understand
its the flag of our laws and language,
not the flag of a faraway land.

Though there are plenty of people who will tell you,
How when Europe was plunged into night,
That little old flag in the corner, was their symbol of freedom and light

Its only an old piece of bunting ,
Its only an old coloured rag,
but there are thousands who died for its honour,
and fell in defence of our flag.

It doesn't mean that we owe any allegiance,
To a forgotten Imperial dream,
We"ve the stars to show where we are going,
And the old flag to show where we"ve been.

JWS