Ballad of the Eureka Stockade - Terry Bennetts

Ballad of the Eureka Stockade Terry Bennetts - Australian Country Music. http://www.terryandjenny.com.au/2017/... Ballad of the Eureka Stockade Terry, Jenny & John Bennetts 2004 Intro It was in the year 1854 when the miners made a stand United under one flag, pikes and rifles in their hands They never thought it would come to this, what more could they do That mining tax came with no rights and many were overdue They marched along five hundred strong, as one to Bakery Hill Men from nations far and wide, not bending to the will Of those who would ignore the pleas from the miners to be heard ‘Neath the Southern Cross they swore an oath, the time had passed for words Chorus This is the freedom flag they fly Then the muskets roared, and many would die Fighting for their rights to work as free men Those diggers in that stockade they became, Australian Intro When the sun came up on that bloody morn of 1854 Old acquaintances crippled with shot, bodies battered and torn Although outnumbered three to one, no mercy was shown them And when the smoke had finally cleared, a score and more lay dead Our history down through the years has seen many good men fall Fighting side by side with mates, their backs against the wall ‘Though these miners lost that day they won out in the end And as that Southern Cross unfurls, we will remember them Chorus This is the freedom flag they fly Then the muskets roared, and many would die Fighting for their rights to work as free men Those diggers in that stockade made a stand (Spoken) “We swear by the Southern Cross to stand truly by each other and fight to defend our rights and liberties” Chorus This is the freedom flag they fly Then the muskets roared, too many would die Fighting for their rights to work as free men Those diggers in that stockade they became Those diggers in that stockade they became Australian, Australian Ballad of the Eureka Stockade - Terry Bennetts https://goo.gl/2L6znk