Lyrics Voortrekker Boys - John Edmond

Voortrekker boys were never too young to ride
And always wanted to be by their fathers' side.
Voortrekker Boys were never too young to fight
But were always far too young to die.
Piet Uys in 1838 with Dirkie his young son,
Rode off to seek revenge for what some Zulu tribes had done.
But down at Italeni they were ambushed by surprise
And eight of their commando were overwhelmed and died.
Mortally wounded, Piet Uys lay dying with young Dirkie by his side
Who bravely fought a Zulu Impi but was killed by assegais.
Voortrekker boys were never too young to ride
And always wanted to be by their fathers' side.
Voortrekker Boys were never too young to fight
But were always far too young to die.
Piet Uys he had another son who shared his father's name.
With the Brits in 1879, fought Zulus once again.
This warrior with his own young sons and forty volunteers,
At the battle of Hlobane, their defeat was most severe.
Outnumbered as they tried retreating through Devils pass to run,
Piet Uys was killed when he returned to the battle
to help a straggling son.
Voortrekker boys were never too young to ride
And always wanted to be by their fathers' side.
Voortrekker Boys were never too young to fight
But were always far too young to die.
Those were the tales of some Voortrekker boys and their legacy
Down through the generations such similarity.
There are other deeds of glory that have never come to light
Where blood is thicker than water, comes human sacrifice.
There is a bond that cannot be broken
between the old and young.
A son will gladly die for his father and a father for his son.
Voortrekker boys were never too young to ride
And always wanted to be by their fathers' side.
Voortrekker Boys were never too young to fight
But were always far too young to die.