It reads like a story, played on the silver screen Time after time, young bull runs back on in To carry out the wounded boys he'd barely met On Mount Tambu, red white and blue, a precedent set To look out for your friends, to look out for your mates And trust in the arms of that hundred year handshake Forged in the trenches of World War I The odds is in the eggs, a friendship well done And we celebrate the history that makes A hundred year handshake Now rewind to 1969 Apollo 11, moon landing, space flight From the white Australian plains, a picture is being To show the world one small step is one giant leap And look out for your friends, look out for your mates Trust in the arms of that hundred year handshake Forged in the trenches of World War I The odds is in the eggs, a friendship well done And we celebrate the history that makes A hundred year handshake And the thousands of women who put their hearts on the line As heroes became husbands and they became war brides And their children, and their children are bonded by the blood Of friendship, trust, pride and love Friendship, trust, pride and love So look out for your friends, look out for your mates Trust in the arms of that hundred year handshake Forged in the trenches of World War I The odds is in the eggs, a friendship well done And we celebrate the history that makes We celebrate the future that awaits A hundred year handshake A hundred year handshake It reads like a story played on the silver screen Time after time, Leslie Allen runs back on in