On Mateship

Some talk of their mates and what Mateship's about But the greatness of Mateship is open to doubt What is one person's truth is another person's lie And so few for their mates would be prepared to die. Some for to meet their mates they do not travel far They meet them after work in their local bar They drink the same brand of alcohol and think and speak the same way That similarity can breed Mateship does seem fair to say. Nationalism, Patriotism and Mateship not that far apart Love of the National Flag to some can become an affair of the heart Our Nation's war history we do celebrate And the one we see as different cannot be our mate. Of the praises of their mates some often do sing But the greatness of Mateship seems an over-blown thing Since Mateship does seldom transcend creed or race Though like most things in humanity for it there's some place.