Australia Will Be There

DESCRIPTION: "There are lots and lots of arguments Going on today As to whether dear old England Should be brought into the fray." "Rally round the banner of your country... Sing Long Live the King wherever you may be And to hell with Germany; Australia will be there"
AUTHOR: Walter William Francis (source: WIkipedia)
EARLIEST DATE: 1915 (source: Wikipedia)
KEYWORDS: patriotic Australia royalty nonballad
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
1914 - SMS Emden, formerly a member of the Graf Spee squadron destroyed at the Battle of the Falklands, sinks sixteen ships during an independent cruise in the Indian Ocean
Nov 9, 1914 - HMAS Sydney finds and sinks the Emden
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang, p. 217, "(no title)" (1 text)
Roud #11249
File: BrPa217A

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