'In the year of thirty-nine' Assembled
here the volunteers In
the days when lands were few Here
the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn The
sweetest sight ever seen And
the night followed day And
the story tellers say That
the score brave souls inside For
many a lonely day Sailed
across the milky seas Never
looked back never feared never cried
Don't
you hear my call Though
you're many years away Don't
you hear me calling you Write
your letters in the sand For
the day I'll take your hand In
the land that our grand-children knew
'In
the year of thirty-nine' Came
a ship from the blue The
volunteers came home that day And
they bring good news Of
a world so newly born Though
their hearts so heavily weigh For
the earth is old and grey Little
darlin' we'll away But
my love this cannot be Oh
so many years have gone Though
I'm older than a year Your
mothers eyes from your eyes cry to me
Don't
you hear my call Though
you're many years away Don't
you hear me calling you Write
your letters in the sand For
the day I'll take your hand In
the land that our grand-children knew
Don't
you hear my call Though
you're many years away Don't
you hear me calling you All
your letters in the sand Cannot
heal me like your hand For
my life still ahead pity me
