Freedom Ride - Troy Cassar-Daley, Paul Kelly

Remember 1965, the story of the Freedom Ride

On a bus, they rode from town to town

East to west, north to south, to get it from the horse’s mouth

Those true stories on the ground

On a blazing summer’s day, Charlie Perkins led the way

At the public pool in Moree

«Step back» said the man, «you can’t get in»

«You've got the wrong coloured skin, we don’t want no trouble here you see»

All aboard the Freedom Ride

All aboard now, step inside

All aboard the Freedom Ride

Come and join the Freedom Ride

Fight for justice, fight for pride

All aboard the Freedom Ride

Charlie says now «that's a shame, ‘Cause trouble is my middle name

You know names hurt more than sticks and stones

You can try to knock us down, try to run us outta town

But look around, you’ll see I’m not alone.»

All aboard the Freedom Ride

All aboard now, step inside

All aboard the Freedom Ride

Come and join the Freedom Ride

Fight for justice, fight for pride

All aboard the Freedom Ride

All aboard the Freedom Ride

All aboard now, step inside

All aboard the Freedom Ride

We’ll always need a Freedom Ride

Fear and hate will never die

All aboard the Freedom Ride

All aboard the Freedom Ride, all aboard