The Truth Can Be Hurtful

You won't hear many white Australians speak Of what happened in places like Mowla Bluff and Myall Creek When Aboriginal people by whites to death were shot Any crimes against humanity ought not to be forgot. That such things never happened many wish to believe But by thinking this way themselves they only deceive For without any doubt these atrocities took place And though the truth may seem bitter the truth we must face. The convicts brought out by the British were treated so bad And the stories about them were tragic and sad But of crimes against Aboriginal people so few wish to hear And the truth can be hurtful so the truth we do fear. They were the first people of the great Southern Land And the workings of Nature they did understand But by the northern invaders they were dispossessed And they were mistreated and downtrodden and oppressed. The present Prime Minister of Australia by white Aussies empowered The fellow referred to as wee Johnny Howard To the descendants of Australia's first people sorry refuse to say The old wounds of the past are still left to fester today. Of what happened in places such as Mowla Bluff and Myall Creek so few wish to recall As most people prefer to talk of a 'fair go for all' But in human society for a fair go for all there was never a place As we are judged by our wealth and religion and race.