Thread: What the hell ARE the words to our National Anthem

Originally Posted by FenianEel

The OFFICIAL Australian National Anthem has only TWO verses.

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We've golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature's gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history's page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.

Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We'll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.


All the COOK/Brittania dribble and other rubbish are not officially recognised. There is also much debate as to whether the other verses were in the version first written by Peter McCormick (a Scot) who wrote the original. There is also another supposed verse about Christ etc., that was not in the original.

Back in 1960 in High School these are the only two verses we sang at assembly, I've never seen the other two verses in print until tonight.

I don't remember what we sang in primary school in the '50's probably God Save The Queen, every body did with full voice & pride BTW.

We never sang God Save The Queen at assembly, only on her birthday.

The fact that Advance Australia Fair is our National Anthem we should all be ashamed we don't know it, because you yobbo's will never get an anthem about theiving sheep and suicidal thieves as long as the sun shines, so live with it, and not to stand when the anthem is played is beyond contempt.

As for the flag I would never disrespect a flag so many have died for and were I am sure proud to die for.

Its Australias flag and if you have no "British" in your blood stream, those people have come here knowing or learning that this is their new flag and should accept it as their own, not whinge about it.

I actualy had a "discussion" with a club member who came from England to Australia to get away from the Queen, my answer to him why didn't he immigrate to the US or France or some other poxy country...he came because he felt safe here under the flag we have.

The southern cross is purely a "Union" icon and no place in most Australian thoughts as a replaceable flag, how unimaginative to just remove the Union Jack, it's a protest flag with no life or colour, bland like the lovers of it.

If ever the flag is replaced I hope it has no kangaroos, no black, yellow or red, and no quarter moon with star, especially the latter it could happen to pacify a minority, to get votes.

Someone once said to me "no one overseas can recognise our flag"...who f....en cares, we as Australians do, how many uniforms wear them on the shoulder, look at the flags flying at Olympics, World swim titles etc.

Can any one without Google describe the Indian flag the largest nation on earth (or one of them) or China's flag for that matter, I don't care if you can't as long as you instantly recognise ours.

Happy flag waving on Anzac Day with pride I hope.