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Henry Lawson - The Wattle [No better Right Than I]
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I saw it in the days gone by, 
When the dead girl lay at rest, 
And the wattle and the native rose 
We placed upon her breast. 

I saw it in the long ago 
(And I`ve seen strong men die), 
And who, to wear the wattle, 
Hath better right than I? 

I`ve fought it through the world since then, 
And seen the best and worst, 
But always in the lands of men 
I held Australia first. 

I wrote for her, I fought for her, 
And when at last I lie, 
Then who, to wear the wattle, has 
A better right than I?
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