Irene

She seems such a nice lady the beautiful Irene Her hair as dark as raven's wing her countenance serene She came out from South Africa with her husband and family And in Australia for her kids she says more opportunity. Some of her children miss South Africa still homesick so she say But Australia they may grow to love at least she hopes one day She emigrated for their sake she hopes they understand Still young people have been known to yearn for years for their Homeland. She talks about South Africa her Homeland far away But she's not sorry that she left and here she plans to stay When the Springboks played in the World cup final she watched that on T.V. And with her family she rejoiced at their great victory. She has a Grecian background but the moment that she speak You know she is South African she doesn't sound like a Greek, She came out to Australia just for her children's sake And I thought that quite brave of her such a sacrifice to make. Dark haired Irene from Africa so human and so warm She's not a proud or showy type she has a quiet charm And though I only spoke with her for a brief while that memory remain And what's a loss to South Africa must be Australia's gain