OUR FLAG
NO IMPERIAL DREAM

Our flag bears the stars that blaze at night
In our southern sky of blue

And that little old flag in the corner
That's part of our heritage too.

It's for the English, the Scots and the Irish
Who were sent to the end of the earth

The rogues and the schemers and dreamers
Who gave our Australia its birth.

And you who are shouting to change it
You don't seem to understand

It's the flag of laws and language
Not the flag of a far away land

There are plenty of people who'll tell you
How when Europe was plunged into night

The little old flag in the corner
Was the symbol of freedom and light

It don't mean we owe our allegiance
To a forgotten imperial dream

We've the stars to show where we're going
And the old flag to show where we've been

It's only an old piece of bunting
It's only and old coloured rag

But there are thousands who died for its honour
And fell in the defense of our flag

Written by an Anonymous Australian