come gather round me people, a story I will tell

come gather round me people, a story I will tell about a brave young gunner you should all remember well.
 it's a legend of our country that musn't fade away' and a source of inspiration to the young men of today.
it was back in 1940 and the war had just begun, young harold holt decided 'i had better grab a gun.'
 I must fight for king and country, and the old red, white and blue, so he put away his speargun and he bid his friends adieu.
to the army camp at pucka young harold holt did go, just itching for the chance to come in contact with the foe.
 but he felt a proper nana in his khaki pants and shirt, and he even found that once or twice his hands were caked in dirt.
so he served at puckapunyal for 5 weeks and a day, then sailed back home to canberra, when his unit sailed away.
 for it seems he had developed,
an allergy to war, as andrew peacock has today, and menzies had before so remember well this story of the 5 week gunner bloke, and when you get your draft card send the damn thing up in smoke! -----------------------------------------
this song also was found in warren faheys book of political songs.
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harold holt was the prime minister of australia from 1965-67, when he mysteriously disappeared while swimming shortly after announcing in a closed cabinet meeting at home, that he was withdrawing australian troops from vietnam.