Lyrics The Whenwe Song - John Edmond

Whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, whenwe
Whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, when, when we,
When we crossed the muddy Pungwe,
The gooks were ruddy angry,
When we caught them with their pants down on parade;
When we visited Chimoio they weren't full of joy-o
'Cause we messed up all the killing plans they made.
When we flew beneath the radar with the guts of Douglas Bader,
When we dropped the fireworks at Westlands Farm;
When we popped into Lusaka and made a quick departure
'Cause we weren't there to visit or to charm.
They don't forget their Poppy Day, the Battle of the Boyne
And many a worthless anniversary,
They don't forget their May Day, V-E and V-J Day,
They don't forget, so why in the hell should we?
When we bust those world embargoes
And we still got our cargoes
Like Boeing 720's and the like;
When we got a note of thanks
For the great big Russian tanks
That we hijacked somewhere in the pale moonlight.
When we made our own munitions and security inventions,
When we sent the kids to school with gun in hand.
When we thought it's just a trifle for a girl to tote a rifle
'Twas just a daily routine in our land.
They don't forget their Poppy Day, the Battle of the Boyne
And many a worthless anniversary,
They don't forget their May Day, V-E and V-J Day
They don't forget so why in the hell should we?
When we buried trooper Brading and did our last parading,
When we moved the Troopie statue to the south.
When we joined the other nations, we retain associations
And suggest that any critic shut his mouth.
When we stop just to remember on The 11th of November,
When we think of fallen comrades on that day,
When we think of all the sad times, we think of all the glad times
For Rhodesians never die that's what they say!
They don't forget their Poppy Day, the Battle of the Boyne
And many a worthless anniversary,
They don't forget their May Day, V-E and V-J Day,
They don't forget so why in the hell should we?
Whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, whenwe
Whenwe, whenwe, whenwe, when, when we,