BBC Rowing Song

Stumbled upon this inspirational rowing song (by Brisbane Boys' College) while browsing...

Verse 1

Glorious April weather,
Southerly blows the breeze;
Blade on the feather, Shade of the trees;
We’ll all swing together,
Our bodies between our knees;
We’ll all swing together,
Our bodies between our knees.

Verse 2

Cricket may be more clever,
Football may make more row,
But we’ll swing together,
Steady from the bow;
And nothing on earth shall sever
The ties that are round us now;
And nothing on earth shall sever
The ties that are round us now.

Verse 3

Quickly the stream is flowing
Back to the sheds again;
Quickly the months are going,
Months that will make us men;
Worst of all is knowing
That we shall be Old Boys then.
Worst of all is knowing
That we shall be Old Boys then.

Verse 4

Others will take our places,
Steer to success anew;
We’ll recollect our races,
We’ll to the flag be true;
And youth shall be in our faces
As we cheer for a BBC crew;
And youth shall be in our faces
As we cheer for a BBC crew.

Verse 5

Forty years hence such weather
May tempt us from office stools;
We may be slow on the feather,
And seem to the boys old fools;
But we’ll swing, swing together
And swear by the best of schools.
But we’ll swing, swing together
And swear by the best of schools.