John Edmond - The U.D.I. Song Lyrics

Since the wagon wheels rolled north
It has been many years
The country has been built and run
By hardy pioneers
They fought the Matabele
And many a hardship too
Their flag unfurled to tell the world
To sing this song to you

And you can call us rebels
And you can call us rogues
We were founded by an Englishman
By the name of Cecil Rhodes
We fought for this dear land of ours and many men did die
And we may have to fight again
For this is UDI

In a time of need we stood behind
The motherland
Our soldiers fought in Flanders field
And in the desert sand
In steaming jungles we have fought
The common enemy
But these things have been forgotten
Since the days of victory

And you can call us rebels
And you can call us rogues
We were founded by an Englishman
By the name of Cecil Rhodes
We fought for this dear land of ours and many men did die
And we may have to fight again
For this is UDI

And now the sun is setting
Upon a great regime
The children all are leaving
The nest where they were weaned
And now the youngest child has left
The parents and the home
And it can prove its worth
If it's only left alone

And you can call us rebels
And you can call us rogues
We were founded by an Englishman
By the name of Cecil Rhodes
We fought for this dear land of ours and many men did die
And we may have to fight again
For this is UDI

And you can call us rebels
And you can call us rogues
We were founded by an Englishman
By the name of Cecil Rhodes
We fought for this dear land of ours and many men did die
And we may have to fight again
For this is UDI

And you can call us rebels
And you can call us rogues
We were founded by an Englishman
By the name of Cecil