In the year of '39 assembled here the volunteers 
In the days when the lands were few 
Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn 
Sweetest sign ever seen 

And the night followed day 
And the story tellers say 
That the score brave souls inside 
For many a lonely day sailed across the milky seas 
Ne'er looked back, never feared, never cried 

Don't you hear my call though you're many years away 
Don't you hear me calling you 
Write your letters in the sand 
For the day I take your hand 
In the land that our grandchildren knew 

Aah, aah, aah, aah 

In the year of '39 came a ship in from the blue 
The volunteers came home that day 
And they bring good news of a world so newly born 
Though their hearts so heavily weigh 
For the earth is old and grey, little darling we'll away 
But my love this cannot be 
Oh so many years have gone though I'm older but a year 
Your mother's eyes from your eyes cry to me 

Don't you hear my call though you're many years away 
Don't you hear me calling you 
Write your letters in the sand for the day I take your hand 
In the land that our grandchildren knew 

Don't you hear my call though you're many years away 
Don't you hear me calling you 
All your letters in the sand cannot heal me like your hand 

For my life 
Still ahead 
Pity me