D Since the wagon wheels rode north C D It has been many years D The country has been built and run C D By hardy pioneers A They fought the Matabele E And a many hardship too A The flag unfurled will tell the world E And sing this song to you
D And you can call us rebels C D And you can call us rogues D We were founded by an Englishman C D By the name of Cecil Rose G We fought for this dear land of ours F G And many men did die G And we may have to fight again F A For this is UDI
D In a time of need C D We stood behind the motherland D Ours soldiers fought in Flanders field C D And in the desert sand A In steaming jungles we have fought E The common enemy A But these things have been forgotten E Since the days of victory
D And you can call us rebels C D And you can call us rogues D We were founded by an Englishman C D By the name of Cecil Rose G We fought for this dear land of ours F G And many men did die G And we may have to fight again F A For this is UDI
D And now the sun is setting C D Upon the great regime D Children all are leaving C D The mist where they were weemed A And now the youngest child has left E The parents and the home A And it can prove its worth E If it's only left alone
D And you can call us rebels C D And you can call us rogues D We were founded by an Englishman C D By the name of Cecil Rose G We fought for this dear land of ours F G And many men did die G And we may have to fight again F A For this is UDI