The Green Hills Of Albany

The Green Hills of Albany
Words and music by Glyn Lehmann

Verse 1
From all over Australia, New Zealand too
The willing heeded the call
From the farms and the goldfields, small towns, big cities
To the West they came one and all

Verse 2
To the harbour they marched with purpose and pride
To what fate no-one could say
On Mt Clarence the townspeople gathered to cheer
As they boarded the ships in the bay

CHORUS
From the green hills of Albany
They sailed away to sea
From King George Sound
To their destiny bound
In the hills of Gallipoli

Verse 3
‘Twas a sight never seen before nineteen fourteen
A convoy of ships so grand
Thirty thousand aboard headed for the Great War
In a far away foreign land

Verse 4
To the distant horizon they headed full steam
Looking back to the land from the sea
And the last sight for many of the country they loved
Were the green hills of Albany

CHORUS

Instrumental (The Last Post)

Verse 5
On Mt Clarence the townspeople gathered once more
This time quiet and still
In the dawn’s early light they made their pledge
Remember them
Remember them
Remember them – we will

CHORUS

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