THE CAUSE IS JUST

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 18 September 1914, Page 4

THE CAUSE IS JUST

Britannia wakens from her sleep • F°r we? 0' hatH fl°Wn" Well raay Bhe But instantly her war drum beats And quick as lightning flash her fleets. CHORUS: The cause is just, 6u°r course is plain; We fight f Q r Right, and not for ∈! For Honour and fgr Liberty J '' ;Qainst broken fatth_ and tyranny. New Zealand rises inIher pride. And calls l^er sons fegm ey'ry side ; * Her rich young, blood is leaping Ingh: Her strong voice, sounds the haitle-cry, CHORUS. *romshZ T! h and south ' from sea and From bush and farm, from mine and store New z" f' fr°m IOW to hi^ New Zealand's sons spring to that cry. „, CHORUS. ?w MOti!; er! andhathneedofyou; That noble land from which we drew Our blood, our laws, our safety £^ ■ &*U dgth spread h 6r whn^ y QUf J OTTOTMTK * My sgnsT send ypu the fight ':' ;!,t>: W proudly^; nobly M Yg ha Y e the blqod of heroes { InL So true to it, t^uit ¥ qm likV ££*- : . Chorus. " Be courteous to the women," lads And shame the brutal German cads : And with God's help y e shall maintain Ihe lustre of the Empire's name. CHORUS. —F.C.S., Te Pua, August 1914. Crafty men simpla men admire them, bu* wise men them.—Bacon. -