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Victoria University College Students' Association. Annual Capping Carnival 'Struth. Grand Opera House, Wellington, 10th, 11th, 12th May, 1922

Final Chorus—Act I., Scene 2. — "Hark! the Bugle is Sounding."

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Final Chorus—Act I., Scene 2.

"Hark! the Bugle is Sounding."

Chorus of Onlookers.
Hark! the bugle is sounding
Calling you over the sea.
You must roam over the foam
Fighting to make the world free.
How we shall miss and regret you
Facing an alien foe;
But we will never forget you;
Bid us good-bye and go.

Chorus of Soldiers.
With courage high and hearts a-beating fast,
We leave our homes to seek a foreign shore,
Yet mem'ry ever binds us to the past—
And the grand old cause that we are fighting for.
We will not flinch at sight of foreign steel;
But "Onward Still" shall be our battle cry:
We'll crush the tyrant underneath our heel,
And Freedom's cause exalt unto the sky.

Chorus (All).
Fighting against hypocrisy
Fighting the cause of democracy.
Striving with zeal
Stout-hearted, leal,
Putting an end to autocracy.
We'll show them that might is not right,
The weak we will help in their need:
So good-bye to our friends till the battle-wrack ends
Our cause being just will succeed.

Chorus Repeated (All Onlookers joining in).
With courage high and hearts abeating fast,
We (they) leave our (their) homes to seek a foreign shore
Yet mem'ry ever binds us (them) to the past—
And the grand old cause that we (they) are fighting for.
We (they) will not flinch at sight of foreign steel;
And "Onward Still" will be our (their) battle cry
We (They)'ll crush the tyrant underneath our (their) heel,
And Freedom's cause exalt unto the sky.