Such a shame
A boy as young as he went to fight a war
So proud of his country and uniform
Just seventeen on that ANZAC Cove shore
Such a shame
There was no return to home and family
His Mum and Dad would ne'er again find peace
Now no chance to be the man he could have been
Such a shame
For he never did work in the bush on those big sheep runs
He'd said I'll be shearing soon when our job over here is done
I'll be holding a pair of shears not this loaded gun
Such a shame
He never met the lady of his life
Gave to her his hand as his mother softly cried
He didn't dance that first waltz as man and wife
Such a shame
That he never held his baby in his arms
Felt the joy and love from within a father's heart
He didn't see those first steps out in the yard
Such a shame
He never marched with his mates on that April day
Stood at dawn and heard that sad bugle play
Had a beer and a yarn and passed the time away
Such a shame
For he never got to grow old gracefully
Spend Christmas with his growing family
Live a life full of love and peace
No his body lies there so far across the sea
And that's such a shame
Such a shame
-Terry Bennetts
