GDEmIn the year of '39 Assembled here the volunteersCGDEmEm7days when lands were few Here the ship sailed out into the
C~ D Dmaj GBlue and sunny morn Sweetest sight ever seen.GDB7And night followed day, and the story tellers sayEmAmThat the score brave souls insideGDFor many a lonely day sailed across the milky seasCEmCDCGDNe'er looked back, never feared, never cried.GCGDon't you hear my call, though you're many years away,GDDon't you hear me calling youGF# / GEmDCB / GAmWrite your letters in the sand for the day I take your handEmDGIn the land that our grandchildren knew.